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QSAre embryos deserving of moral respect and protection? The pre-personal position states A. human life deserves dignity and respect from the point of existence B. the fetus is not a member of the moral community C. the fetus deserves protection and respect at a certain point of biological development D. All of the above E. None of the above Ql6. Are embryos deserving of moral respect and protection? The personal position states: A. human life deserves dignity and respect from the point of existence B. the fetus is not a member of the moral community C. the fetus deserves protection and respect at a certain point of biological development D. All of the above E. None of the above Q17. Are embryos deserving of moral respect and protection? The non-personal position states: A. human life deserves dignity and respect from the point of existence B. the fetus is not a member of the moral community C. the fetus deserves protection and respect at a certain point of biological development D. All of the above None of the above E. Q18. Use of human embryos in research is controversial. Which of the following statements correctly captures the regulatory environment of stem cell research? A. The Dickey-Wicker Amendment prohibits NIH from using federal funds for creation of human embryos for research B. The Dickey-Wicker Amendment prohibits the destruction, discarding, injury or death of a human embryo C. The Clinton administration did not fund ESC research D. The Bush administration increased ASC research E. All of the above F. None of the above Q19. Greater prevalence of abortion is associated with which of the following demographic characteristics? A. Rural B. Upper socio-economic status C. Urbanization D. Marriage E. Caucasian
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Q15: the pre - personal position here may refer to early development of embryo from the stage of existence itself as a person - Hence here the answer is A.

Q16: The personal position here may refer to understanding of embryo as a being only after it crosses a certain period of time. Hence the answer here is C.

Q17: the non personal position here does not consider the embryo as a person. Hence the answer here is B.

Q18: The answer here is E - all of the above.

Q19: Here as per the latest statistics - Metropolitan women had higher percentage of abortion in comparison to their rural counterparts. Hence urbanization and caucasian descent seems to be the right answer.