Tag: personhood
Biologist P. Z. Meyers Denies That Life Begins at Conception
Obviously, life begins at conception. With the fusion of the sperm and the egg, a new human life begins.
Engineer: Failing to See His AI Program as a Person Is “Bigotry”
Earlier this month, just in time for the release of Robert J. Marks’s book Non-Computable You, the story broke.
Bioethicists: Insects Are People, Too!
We have even seen one professor declare the supposed personhood of peas. Now, it is insects’ turn at being anthropomorphized.
Pushing Elephant “Personhood”
Think cattle herds suing ranchers or lab animals suing universities — not to improve care but to liberate from all human use.
Smith: Personhood for Animals? What About Plants?
Bioethicist Wesley Smith examines the meaning of the term “personhood” and its implications for human rights.