King P A
Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. 20001, USA.
J Med Philos. 1997 Oct;22(5):441-55. doi: 10.1093/jmp/22.5.441.
Complete moral consensus on the status of the human embryo is neither feasible nor necessary for the formulation of ethically acceptable public policy for human embryo research. Significant consensus on permissible human embryo research can rest upon diverse but overlapping moral traditions. Thus, human embryo research policy should do more than reflect mere abstract assertions about the moral status of human embryos. Rather, the moral underpinnings of human embryo research should be derived from a range of values, including the facilitation of human procreation, the advancement of applied scientific knowledge, the reduction of human suffering, and the protection of vulnerable persons from coercion and exploitation.
就人类胚胎研究制定符合伦理道德的公共政策而言，在人类胚胎地位问题上达成完全的道德共识既不可行，也无必要。对于可允许的人类胚胎研究达成重大共识，可以基于多样但相互重叠的道德传统。因此，人类胚胎研究政策不应仅仅反映关于人类胚胎道德地位的抽象主张。相反，人类胚胎研究的道德基础应源自一系列价值观，包括促进人类生育、推动应用科学知识进步、减轻人类痛苦，以及保护弱势群体免受胁迫和剥削。
