Construction vs. Development: Polarizing Models of Human Gestation

, This essay argues that the polarization of our public debate over embryo-destructive research may be due, to a large extent, not to different valuations of individual human life but to different conceptions of the process of gestation, with one group treating the process as a making or constructio...

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Main Author: Stith, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2014
In: Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
Year: 2014, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 345-384
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Summary:, This essay argues that the polarization of our public debate over embryo-destructive research may be due, to a large extent, not to different valuations of individual human life but to different conceptions of the process of gestation, with one group treating the process as a making or construction and the other treating it as a development. These two incompatible models of reproduction are shown to explain the various positions commonly encountered in this debate over the treatment of embryos, and to a significant degree those encountered in the debate over abortion as well. Finally, the historical, theoretical, and intuitive strengths of each model are examined.
ISSN:1086-3249
Contains:Enthalten in: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/ken.2014.0034