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PHI 140 Philasophical point of view
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Get Help Now!In his book, Course Readings: Theology of Health Care Ethics , Dr. Joe Zalot, Zalot informs us that the Catholic Church “[…] the embryo is disTnct, human life in its nascent form-a reality that has been repeatedly demonstrated by advances in medical science. For these and other reasons, the Church maintains that the embryo is a human life and always must be respected as such.”(059) Zalot discusses the point of view of the Church that they do not accept that an embryo is just a mass of cells that is a part of the mother’s body. Reasons for this include that, as stated in the book, “First, we know from science that the embryo is its own separate being; it is not a part of the mother’s body. Second, we also know from science that the embryo possess its own unique geneTc make-up-its own DNA-from concepTon.” (059) ±hese are reasons as to which the Church believes the human embryo is not just a mass of cells and that it is its own human life form that should be granted special rights. Zalot also discusses that the Church does not have an o²cial posiTon on whether or not the soul is infused at concepTon. Since there is no o²cial posiTon on this ma³er, the Church does not use this as a basis for its teachings. In an arTcle Ttled The GiF of Life (1987) wri³en by ±he CongregaTon for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), they state “±he fruit of human generaTon,
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from the Frst instant of existence, that is to say, from the moment the zygote has been formed, demands the uncondiTonal respect that is morally due to the human being in his bodily and spiritual totality. ±he human being is to be respected and treated as a person from the moment of concepTon; and, therefore from that same moment his rights as a person must be recognized, among which in the Frst place is the inviolable right of any innoce…………
