Ethical considerations on the moral status of the embryo and embryo-like structures

Guido Pennings; Wybo Dondorp; Mina Popovic; Susana Chuva de Sousa Lopes; Heidi Mertes

doi:10.1093/humrep/deae228

Ethical considerations on the moral status of the embryo and embryo-like structures

Guido Pennings^*, Wybo Dondorp, Mina Popovic, Susana Chuva de Sousa Lopes, Heidi Mertes

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Abstract

The current article provides an ethical reflection on the moral status of the human embryo, which is a crucial factor in determining permissible actions involving embryos and the extent of their protection. It advocates for the extension of the research period for embryos to 28-days post fertilization. It also states that integrated embryo-like structures (ELSs) should not currently be given the same moral status as natural embryos. However, if they pass the relevant tests, they should be subject to the same rules as natural embryos.

Original language	English
Article number	deae228
Pages (from-to)	2387-2391
Number of pages	5
Journal	Human Reproduction
Volume	39
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae228
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2024

Keywords

14-day rule
embryo model
embryo research
ethics
pre-implantation embryo
ART
SELF-ORGANIZATION

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