The Value of Fetal Life; a Critical Reflection on the Role of Personhood in Supporting Human Life

Document Type : Original Research

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Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

Abstract
Human life is self-founded and should not be reduced to a right. Supporting human life in various dimensions is the goal of rights. Since the human embryo has a human nature -which is also accepted by the supporters of the theory of personhood- and has life, only this life must be supported, and the embryo has a chance to survive. What is the fact that the relationship between parents and fetus-child is not a proprietary bond? Being a person is not an inherent characteristic in the definition of human nature, and the support of the existence of a human being should not be reduced to his being a person. Protection of human life is the basis of the criminalization of murder, and abstract characteristics such as personhood do not play a role in the inclusion of this crime.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 13
Winter 2024
Winter 2024
Pages 1-15

  • Receive Date 10 October 2023
  • Accept Date 11 May 2024
  • Publish Date 30 May 2024