Saturday, July 16, 2016

Comment on embryonic stem cells

I don't think there are any real moral issues with embryonic stem cells. Until the moment there is nervous tissue there is no possibility of human consciousness. The cells are machines, that build more cells out of raw materials. If it hasn't yet built tissue capable of consciousness it shouldn't have any rights.

It's no different from a potential future 3d bio printer that starts printing a baby or an adult, until it prints neural tissue, the printing process can be stopped at any moment with no moral issues. The printer nor the raw materials have rights, nor should cells by themselves irregardless of the building instructions they carry.-DS

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