title: The moral status of embryos.
abstract: In a recent discussion of human in vitro fertilisation, Kuhse and Singer argue that it is legitimate to destroy unwanted embryos. Their argument fails: it involves at least two and possibly three logical fallacies. If the destruction of embryos is to be justified an alternative argument will have to be found.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D033421:Beginning of Human Life; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D019369:Life; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D028723:Personhood; D011247:Pregnancy; D026712:Value of Life