TY - JOUR T1 - Potential and the early human. JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 222 LP - 226 DO - 10.1136/jme.22.4.222 VL - 22 IS - 4 AU - H Watt Y1 - 1996/08/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/22/4/222.abstract N2 - Some form of potential or "capacity" is often seen as evidence of human moral status. Opinions differ as to whether the potential of the embryo should be regarded as such evidence. In this paper, I discuss some common arguments against regarding the embryo's potential as a sign of human status, together with some less common arguments in favour of regarding the embryo's potential in this way. ER -