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“The principle of Human Dignity in human embryonic stem cell research”
María de Jesús Medina Arellano, CSEP, School of Law, supervisor Matti Häyry
E-mail: [email protected]
Source: http://www.aidib.org/
Human
Dignity
Divergences
Legal
Important role of Dignity
Vagueness –
Undefined
Liberal, middle, prohibitive, and no
regulation of hESC research
For whom?
Individuals
When does the life begin?
Moral status of the embryo
Community
Stem Cell Research
and Therapies
Ethical
Embryos
Human beings
What abut the persons involved in the
research?
Dignitarian Alliance vs Consequentialism
Future Directions: To construct a new and comprehensive
understanding of the principle of human dignity which can
accommodate divergent ethical and legal perspectives.