PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Surrogacy, Commodification, Miscarriage
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The radical anti-stem cell argument: holm rejects the argument for the permissibility of embryonic destruction, he says to consider an argument against the permissibility of embryonic destruction, all human beings have the same moral status. Gradualism: human life has value at all stages: moral status increases throughout development, morally relevant properties increase after embryonic development. Gradualist view: embryo has low moral properties when compared to an adult, they have the capacity to develop into a mature adult, properties are: self-awareness, relationships, sentience, etc. Gradualism and precise answers: each new life involves the loss of 3-5 embryos, failure to implant, which causes them to reduce, spontaneous abortion can also affect the loss of embryos. Holm:parity argumentation: arguments by parity involve filling out the opposition"s commitments based on existing policies, however, existing policies might reflect a compromise between society and individuals that no one endorses.
