'Synthetic' Embryonic Entities: What Really Matters in Legal Regulation?

IF 0.7 Q2 LAW
Takis Vidalis
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Abstract

Modern ethics and law understand the human embryo as a value deserving special protection. This protection is ensured by legal systems and until recently was based on a generally accepted understanding of what we mean by 'embryo'. With the technological innovations of the last decades, this perception has begun to be challenged, as new embryonic entities have been artificially created. These entities are not derived from a gamete union and may develop in a biologically similar way to the natural embryo, at least in their early stages. To what extent should these new biological forms be protected, given their similarities and differences with the latter? This article argues that from an ethical and legal point of view, the sole criterion justifying the protection of the human embryo is its potential to fully develop into a complete organism. It is on the basis of this criterion that we should assess the protection of 'synthetic' embryonic entities and proceed to adopt specific regulations for their treatment, particularly in research.

“合成”胚胎实体:法律法规中真正重要的是什么?
现代伦理和法律将人类胚胎视为一种值得特别保护的价值。这种保护是由法律制度确保的,直到最近,这种保护是基于对“胚胎”的普遍接受的理解。随着过去几十年的技术创新,这种看法开始受到挑战,因为新的胚胎实体已经被人工创造出来。这些实体不是由配子结合产生的,可能以与自然胚胎相似的生物学方式发育,至少在早期阶段是这样。考虑到这些新的生物形式与后者的相似和不同之处,应该在多大程度上保护它们?本文认为,从伦理和法律的角度来看,证明保护人类胚胎的唯一标准是它完全发育成一个完整有机体的潜力。正是在这个标准的基础上,我们应该评估对“合成”胚胎实体的保护,并着手采取具体的治疗规定,特别是在研究中。
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期刊介绍: The European Journal of Jewish Studies (EJJS) is the Journal of the European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS). Its main purpose is to publish high-quality research articles, essays and shorter contributions on all aspects of Jewish Studies. Submissions are all double blind peer-reviewed. Additionally, EJJS seeks to inform its readers on current developments in Jewish Studies: it carries comprehensive review-essays on specific topics, trends and debated questions, as well as regular book-reviews. A further section carries reports on conferences, symposia, and descriptions of research projects in every area of Jewish Studies.
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