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The beginning of individual human life
Daedalus, 2008individual human being begin? At what stage of its development does a human organism become entitled to the moral status and legal protection that we give to the life of a human adult? Is it at conception, at birth, or somewhere between the two? The three alternatives–at conception, at birth, or between–do not in fact exhaust the possibilities.
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1988
The Question May Be Placed: When does human life begin? But what is being asked when that question is raised? Is a point in time being sought, some moment in gestation where a line is crossed that differentiates the human from the nonhuman? If a point in time is the aim, for what purpose is it sought: to begin a chapter in an embryology textbook, or to
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The Question May Be Placed: When does human life begin? But what is being asked when that question is raised? Is a point in time being sought, some moment in gestation where a line is crossed that differentiates the human from the nonhuman? If a point in time is the aim, for what purpose is it sought: to begin a chapter in an embryology textbook, or to
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Abortion and the Beginning and End of Human Life
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2006How can the abortion issue be resolved? Many believe that the issue can be resolved if, and only if, we can determine when human life begins. Those opposed to abortion choice typically say that human life begins at conception. Many who favor abortion choice say that we will never know when human life begins.
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Human Death – A View from the Beginning of Life
Bioethics, 2002This paper presents a simple argument against definitions of the death of a human being in terms of death, or the cessation of functioning, of its brain: a human being is alive, and so is capable of dying, before it acquires a brain. Although a more accurate definition is sketched, it is stressed that it should not be taken for granted that it is ...
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Structure and dynamics of human communication at the beginning of life
European Archives of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, 1986Although the beginning of postpartum social integration and communication has been long viewed as relevant to psychiatric theories, early parent-infant communication has become a matter of scientific investigation only recently. The present survey explains the significance of an approach based upon the general systems theory and explores to what extent
H, Papousek, M, Papousek
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Aquinas on the Beginning and End of Human Life
Choice Reviews Online, 2013In contemporary discussions of abortion, both sides argue well-worn positions, particularly concerning the question, When does human life begin? Though often invoked by the Catholic Church for support, Thomas Aquinas in fact held that human life begins after conception, not at the moment of union.
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The Beginning of Human Life: Contraceptive Implications
1994Contraception by its very definition implies prevention of the formation of a conceptus. On the surface, therefore, it would seem that contraception is clearly separated from the issue of when human life begins. Nevertheless, attitudes on contraception are often influenced by attitudes toward pregnancy termination and at what stage of pregnancy the ...
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The beginning of human life and its modern scientific assessment
Clinics in Perinatology, 2003One of the most controversial topics in modern bioethics, science, and philosophy is the beginning of individual human life. In the seemingly endless debate, strongly stimulated, by recent technologic advances in human reproduction, a synthesis between scientific data and hypothesis, philosophical thought, and issues of humanities has become a ...
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The beginning of human life: Nursing students concept.
Studies in health technology and informatics, 2006Fundamental issues about bioethical problems, very common and frequently encountered in health areas from which legal social, and cultural decisions are made. Empathizes the meaning and process of this phenomenon, and the experiences given by a group of young people studying a health related professions.
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Legal Aspects of the Beginning of Human Life
1994The claim of this paper to be international is modest. It considers legal aspects of the beginning of human life in the context only of the English Common Law tradition, as opposed to that, for instance, of the Civil Law tradition of continental Europe, and approaches the Common Law through the legal experiences of the United States, Canada, and ...
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