Introduction: Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Abortion, Euthanasia, and the Plurality of Moralities in Bioethics  

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Hinkley, Aaron E.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy vol. 36 no. 3 (Jun. 2011), page 217-220.
Topik: Bioethics; Violation of Human Rights; Embryonic Stem Cells; Moral Rights

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: MM80.25 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This third issue of the 36th volume of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy is a nonthematic issue. The first paper contained herein is “Embryonic Stem Cells and Property Rights” by Anna-Karin Andersson. Andersson argues that embryonic stem cells can, indeed, be used for genetic research even if it is the case that human embryos do have individual moral rights that ought to be respected by other moral agents. This seems at first glance to be a very puzzling claim. However, she argues this is the case because there is a temporal distinction between the intact embryo that possesses moral rights and the already destroyed embryo that no longer possesses any relevant moral rights and whose stem cells are to be utilized in research. She contends that, “live human embryos have prima facie moral rights not to be intentionally destroyed is compatible with a fairly permissive view on how the destroyed embryo may be used. But the violator, because of his or her violation, creates a duty in him or her self to contribute to the funding and/or development of alternative research methods, not involving human embryonic stem cells. If this requires use of already existing embryonic stem cell lines, use, but not ownership, of these cells by the violator is morally permissible granted permission from the rightful owners of the embryonic stem cells” (p. 222). This distinction she argues matters so long as the violator of the moral rights of the embryo does not, in virtue of the violation of the embryo's rights, become the owner of the stem cell material to be used in research.

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