Biological processes and moral events.
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Ethics
- Vol. 14 (3) , 144-147
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.14.3.144
Abstract
It is often argued that the continuity of the processes of embryo development precludes the establishment of morally significant boundaries, once development is under way. These arguments typically claim that marking out any moral boundaries requires identifying particular significant events, and that in such circumstances this is either impossible or arbitrary. In this paper it is argued that arguments of this kind are not cogent. The paper concludes by indicating where the real problems lie.Keywords
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