Philosopher Anthony Kenny reviews some recent books on the ethics of killing at the beginning and end of life. Dissenting from the dominant Catholic view, Kenny defends the position that the individual human life doesn’t come into existence until around 14 days (once the possibility of “twinning” has been excluded). If that’s right, it has significant implications for the ethics of abortion and research on human embryos.
Via Pontifications.
A Thinking Reed 
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