Untangling twinning : what science tells us about the nature of human embryos /

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"Scientists and philosophers have long struggled to answer the questions of when human life begins and when human life has inherent value. The phenomenon of identical (monozygotic) twinning presents a significant challenge to the view that human life and human personhood begin at conception. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Condic, Maureen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2020]
Series:Notre Dame studies in medical ethics.
Subjects:
Twins.
Embryology.
Medical ethics.
Chimerism.
Bioethics.
Twins
Beginning of Human Life > ethics
Embryonic Development
Bioethical Issues
Chimerism > embryology
Ethics, Medical
Éthique médicale.
Embryons > Développement.
Bioéthique.
MEDICAL / Ethics
Bioethics
Chimerism
Embryology
Medical ethics
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • When Does Human Life Begin?
  • Totipotency
  • What Is an Embryo?
  • Twinning and the Beginning of Human Life
  • Philosophical Concerns Regarding Twinning
  • Philosophical Concerns Raised by Human Chimerism
  • Why Scientists Are Confused about Embryos
  • The Embryo in a Larger Context.

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