An embryo is an initial stage of development of a multicellular organism. In humans, embryonic development is the part of the life cycle that begins just after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sperm cell. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process of fertilization where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). In February 2024 the Supreme Court in the U.S. state of Alabama ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The 1872 law allowed parents to recover punitive damages in the event…
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No
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There is no rational argument with evidence that embryos share enough characteristics with people to warrant giving them a higher status than other living things that share a lot more. Something that has the potential to later become a person is not the same thing as a person, because that principle holds true for literally every other combination of things. An acorn is not a tree, a tree is not a pack of printer paper, and a pack of printer paper is not a book. There are a lot of other things that need to be added to an embryo before it can become a person. If we are to consider an embryo a person, then we have to consider that an acorn is a book.
There is no rational argument with evidence that embryos share enough characteristics with people to warrant giving them a higher status than other living things that share a lot more. Something that has the potential to later become a person is not the same thing as a person, because that principle holds true for literally every other combination of things. An acorn is not a tree, a tree is not a pack of printer paper, and a pack of printer paper is not a book. There are a lot of other things that need to be added to an embryo before it can become a person. If we are to consider an embryo a person, then we have to consider that an acorn is a book.
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Yes
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If embryos are similar enough to people to be legally considered the same thing, then so are all other plants and animals. An acorn is not the same thing as an oak tree, and an architect's drawing is not the same thing as a house.
If embryos are similar enough to people to be legally considered the same thing, then so are all other plants and animals. An acorn is not the same thing as an oak tree, and an architect's drawing is not the same thing as a house.
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To a limited degree (i.e. that they are treated with care and given a certain amount of recognition) but not to the extent cited in the example
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Yes, except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or embryo
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I would have to know more about how the freezing process affects the embryos.
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In this context, yes. In the context of abortion, no.
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Yes, and only the amount needed should be made in the first place.
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it it has been fertilised and past a certain stage of development then yes
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It’s a life even if it’s not a child by definition.
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In as much that they should be taken care of as much as possible, but no-one is responsible if an accident happens as in Alabama.
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