The Morality of Embryo Use

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Author: Louis M. Guenin

ISBN-10: 0521694272

ISBN-13: 9780521694278

Category: Basic Sciences

Acknowledging each embryo as an object of moral concern, Louis M. Guenin argues that it is morally permissible to decline intrauterine transfer of an embryo formed outside the body, and that from this permission and the duty of beneficence, there follows a consensus justification for using donated embryos in service of humanitarian ends. He then proceeds to show how this justification commands assent even within moral and religious views commonly thought to oppose embryo use. Beneath his...

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Guenin presents a consensus justification for the use of donated embryos in service of humanitarian ends.

1 Preliminaries 12 Epidosembryos 213 Individuation 594 Respect for specific life 995 Consensus 1406 Clones 1817 Analyzing alternatives 2148 Shaping norms 231Bibliography 259Index 269