Embryo loss

Moral status

There is considerable debate about the moral status of human embryos. These debates are important in relation to abortion and IVF. Some argue that fetuses have the same moral status as infants, children, and adults. However, critics claim that this view is morally inconsistent due to the frequency of embryo loss/miscarriage/spontaneous abortion in general population. Some say that the debate ignores an important biological feature of human embryos, the fact that most human embryos die, before even doctors know they exist.