Sotis J J
Trinity Graduate School, Deerfield, IL, USA.
Med Etika Bioet. 2000 Spring;7(1-2):19-21.
Since the human embryonic stem cell research involves destruction of human embryos and, therefore, hinges on the fundamental question of the status of the embryo, it is essential to examine this status carefully in order to establish fitting guidelines for research. The US National Institutes of Health has proposed its own guidelines on the matter recently (1999). The document, rooted in current pluralistic perspectives in moral philosophy (or bioethics), is criticised in this paper as morally inadequate. The argumentation of the criticism stems from the theological perspective on human personhood, which focuses on a continuity of personal identity from embryos to adult human beings. An additional concern for the author is the moral complicity in which the research dependent upon the destruction of human embryonic life is sanctioned.
由于人类胚胎干细胞研究涉及人类胚胎的破坏，因此取决于胚胎地位这一基本问题，为了建立合适的研究指导方针，仔细审视这一地位至关重要。美国国立卫生研究院最近（1999年）就此事提出了自己的指导方针。该文件基于道德哲学（或生物伦理学）当前的多元观点，在本文中被批评为在道德上存在不足。批评的论证源于关于人类人格的神学观点，该观点关注从胚胎到成年人类个人身份的连续性。作者另外关注的是，依赖破坏人类胚胎生命的研究被认可所带来的道德同谋问题。
