Crossing the Lines Response

Intrinsic Worth Opinion

Krauthammer states his opinion on intrinsic worth by saying, "I do not believe a single cell has the moral or legal standing of a child." I disagree with this view. The instant that you are conceived, you should have the full rights of a human. People should not be created knowing you must destroy it. For all we know, we could have destroyed another Albert Einstein when he was only a single cell. You never know what the consequences of your actions might be, so you must consider everything you do carefully. Krauthammer asks, "Is [the embryo] entitled to nothing?" The embryo should be given everything. The obvious intention of the cells eventually being destroyed is heartless. Destroying those cells is destroying a future human being. It is worth everything, and cells should not ever be destroyed for scientific purposes.