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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE
Acquiring, Distributing, and Disposing of Potential Human Life: The Current
Status of Human Embryos Beyond Chicanery II
Author(s): J. Brad Reich
Citation: J. Brad Reich, (2013) "Acquiring, Distributing, and Disposing of Potential Human Life: The Current
Status of Human Embryos Beyond Chicanery II," Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 14, Iss. 3, pp. 11 - 17
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
A human embryo is, by medical definition, “…the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the
eighth week.” In the largely un-settled legal realm, a human embryo is “…[neither] ‘persons’ or
‘property’, but occupy[ing] an interim category that entitles them to special respect because of their
potential for human life.” Much of the overall debate about human embryos comes from the fact that they
may be people, property, or something in between. There is no clear consensus, but we can debunk some
inaccuracies based on what is recognized now. This article will attempt to begin to do so.
