doing good moral math

Doing Good Moral Math

It seems talk about early human life is everywhere. The media certainly doesn’t emphasize the fact that they are speaking about tiny human beings when they discuss this issue or that issue, but nonetheless, the talk is there.

Just last month, the Washington Post featured an article about a 30-year-old woman undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo freezing to “postpone parenthood.”[1] And newspaper articles from recent years in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York have revealed each state’s lucidencouragement of embryonic stem cell research.[2]

Amidst all of this dialogue and grappling, it seems the central question is often left out of the equation: What is the moral status of early human life?

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[1] “Washington Post Commentary Explores Embryo Freezing”, Medical News Today, May 28, 2010.

[2] NCSL (National Conference of State Legislatures), Stem Cell Research, January 2008.