Quote:
Originally Posted by gambit
Consider that a brain-dead person on life support is "alive" in the sense that their cells are respirating, and we might feel attached to the body because it resembles a human. But in the sense of human life that has rights and legal protections... I don't see a human there. Without brain activity, it's just biological matter, albeit perhaps uncomfortably similar to a living person. Similarly, a blastula has no neurological activity, so from that standpoint, human ESCs are harvested before an embryo becomes alive in a meaningful way.
|
see, this is why i wanted to start this thread. i stated my position earlier but this argument gives me something to think about. i need to chew on this for a bit because it's an excellent point.