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Laura Howe Embryo Research Embryo research is 'the scientific study of an animal in the early stages of development' (The Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus, 1990, p.323). There are different types of embryo research, such as stem cell research, cloning and research on the foetal tissue. The issue of embryo research is a very controversial one. There are some very serious moral and ethical arguments against the issue of embryo research. It is these arguments that I'm going to be discussing in my essay. There are different terms for the unborn child, given at different stages of pregnancy, by two different groups, shown in the table below: Item Pro-life definition Pro-choice, and medical definitions Start of pregnancy At conception When the embryo imbeds itself in the womb lining; about 12 days after conception Start of human life At conception Various definitions: e.g. at viability, or at birth Abortion The artificial termination of human life at any time from conception to birth Any termination of life between...

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