RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Biological processes and moral events.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 144
OP 147
DO 10.1136/jme.14.3.144
VO 14
IS 3
A1 S Buckle
YR 1988
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/14/3/144.abstract
AB It is often argued that the continuity of the processes of embryo development precludes the establishment of morally significant boundaries, once development is under way. These arguments typically claim that marking out any moral boundaries requires identifying particular significant events, and that in such circumstances this is either impossible or arbitrary. In this paper it is argued that arguments of this kind are not cogent. The paper concludes by indicating where the real problems lie.