title: [Beginning of human life. The need for a philosophical reflection].
abstract: The question about the identification of the exact moment when human life begins has a special ethic transcendence. Elements afforded by science are insufficient for this objective, because of the nature of the object in study and of the cognoscent subject. This article makes a proposal with arguments afforded by the philosophical reflection.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Besio
mesh_terms: D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical
vernacular_title: Inicio de la vida humana la necesidad de una reflexión filosófica.