| Is the creation of admixed embryos "an offense against human dignity"? | |
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PMID: 21644432 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The controversy over the creation of admixed human-nonhuman embryos, and specifically of what have been termed "cybrids," involves a range of ethical and political issues. It is not reducible to a single question. This paper focuses on one question raised by that controversy, whether creating admixed human-nonhuman entities is "an offense against human dignity. "In the last decade there has been sustained criticism of the use of the concept of human dignity within bioethics. The concept has been criticized as "vague" and "useless." Nevertheless, the concept continues to be invoked in bioethical discussion and in international instruments. This paper defends a concept of human dignity that is coherent but that is wider than contemporary post-Kantian approaches. "Human dignity" is best regarded as having a set of analogically related meanings, more than one of which is relevant to the field of bioethics. A more subtle understanding of the concept of human dignity can help identify what is ethically problematic in human-nonhuman combinations and so shed light on one aspect of the admixed embryo debate. |
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David Albert Jones |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Human reproduction and genetic ethics Volume: 16 ISSN: 1028-7825 ISO Abbreviation: Hum Reprod Genet Ethics Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2011-06-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815992 Medline TA: Hum Reprod Genet Ethics Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 87-114 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford. director@bioethics.org.uk |
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