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Human embryonic stem cell research debates: a Confucian argument
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- Published on: 14 November 2005
- Published on: 14 November 2005Response to TsaiShow More
Dear Editor
The discussion of Global Medical Ethics, by D F-C Tsai, “Human embryonic stem cell research debates: a Confucian argument" (1), fails to justify the gradualist view of human personhood.
He begins with a list of flawed arguments concerning the current status of the human embryo which fail in the following ways:
1. Many women do undergo hormonal support of early pregnancy, for th...
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