Moral Status of an Embryo Flashcards
1
Q
How many days is the limit that has been recommended on research of an embryo?
A
14 days - which is when a primitive streak is formed (start of gastrulation)
2
Q
What is sentience?
A
Capacity to feel, perceive or experience subjectively
3
Q
What is personhood?
A
The state of being a person and it occurs straight after brith
4
Q
What do persons have?
A
- Sentience
- Rationality
- Capacity for moral agency (ability to make moral judgement)
- Language
5
Q
Why can’t an embryo have sentience?
A
Lack of nervous system
6
Q
Why can murder be compared to abortion?
A
Murder takes someone’s future away from them, as does abortion
