Op-Ed: The Petri Dish: A moment of ensoulment?

April 27, 2007

When does life begin? Most people seem to have an opinion on the issue. After all, “When does life begin?” seems like a reasonable thing to ask. We see personhood as an all-or-nothing thing — something either is a person or it isn’t. If there are no degrees of personhood, there should be a clear moment when a new individual comes into existence, a thunderclap announcing a new life — “ensoulment,” if you will. (Stanford Daily Online)