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Not an abortion debate -- a human exceptionalism debate. That is -- what makes a human embryo special compared to a mouse embryo? (Beside what it eventually gr
by colanderman 4y ago
Not an abortion debate -- a human exceptionalism debate.
That is -- what makes a human embryo special compared to a mouse embryo? (Beside what it eventually grows into -- since that is not allowed to happen in these experiments.)
- Thorrez 4y agoOk, is there a difference between killing an adult human and killing an adult chicken? I argue humans have inherent dignity and rights, and animals don't.
- colanderman 4y agoThese aren't adults, they're embryos. What differentiates them? Mere anthrocentrism is not a logical argument.
- Thorrez 4y agoWe're back to my original comment: the human embryo is just a young human. The mouse embryo isn't. Saying we're going to kill it before it grows up ("since that is not allowed to happen in these experiments") doesn't make the human embryo less of a young human.