In this paper, the focus is not on some particular developmental feature of the human embryo, but rather on the embryo's potential for development

The thesis that the human zygote is essentially identical with the person into which it can develop is difficult to maintain, because the zygote can become several persons. In addition, the thesis depends upon ambiguities in ...

The authors emphasize the need to consider continuous reassessment of health care technologies already in use in the face of rising health care costs and of questions about quality and effectiveness. Among the issues covered ...

It has been suggested that physicians be allowed to withhold resuscitation without seeking patient consent where the procedure would be a futile intervention. These proposals have been criticized on the grounds that such ...