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54Embryo deaths in reproduction and embryo research: a reply to Murphy's double effect argumentJournal of Medical Ethics 39 (8): 533-536. 2013.The majority of embryos created in natural reproduction die spontaneously within a few weeks of conception. Some have argued that, therefore, if one believes the embryo is a person (in the normative sense) one should find ‘natural’ reproduction morally problematic. An extension of this argument holds that, if one accepts embryo deaths in natural reproduction, consistency requires that one also accepts embryo deaths that occur in (i) assisted reproduction via in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and (ii)…Read more
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31Intra-Family Gamete Donation: A Solution to Concerns Regarding Gamete Donation in China?Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 13 (3): 431-438. 2016.Gamete donation from third parties is controversial in China as it severs blood ties, which are considered of utmost importance in Confucian tradition. In recent years, infertile couples are increasingly demonstrating a preference for the use of gametes donated by family members to conceive children—known as “intra-family gamete donation.” The main advantage of intra-family gamete donation is that it maintains blood ties between children and both parents. To date there is no practice of intra-fa…Read more
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8Reply to Levick's ‘Were it physically safe, reproductive human cloning would not be acceptableIn Arthur L. Caplan & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 98-101. 2014.In the previous chapter, Stephen Levick presents several reasons for thinking that human reproductive cloning would be unacceptable even if it were safe. His main concern is that it is likely to have adverse psychological and social consequences. Levick takes an interesting approach. He discusses five existing situations that are analogous in some respect to human reproductive cloning. In each case he argues that human reproductive cloning is likely to involve either the same or more serious adv…Read more
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56Were it physically safe, reproductive human cloning would be acceptableIn Arthur L. Caplan & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 79--88. 2014.
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35A reply to Levick's' were it physically safe, reproductive human cloning would not be acceptable'In Arthur L. Caplan & Robert Arp (eds.), Contemporary debates in bioethics, Wiley-blackwell. pp. 98--100. 2014.
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University of OxfordRegular Faculty
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Ghent UniversityPost-doctoral fellow
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University of OxfordPost-doctoral fellow
Oxford, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Biomedical Ethics |
Technology Ethics |
Environmental Ethics |