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The legal personhood of human brain organoids

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doi:10.1093/jlb/lsad007
Authors
Masanori Kataoka · Tsung-Ling Lee · Tsutomu Sawai
Reported year
2023
Reported language
en
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Hiroshima University · Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology, Kyoto University · Kyoto University · Taipei Medical University

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JP · TW

Documentary abstract — original language

Research using three-dimensional neural tissues derived from human pluripotent stem cells-known as 'human brain organoids'-has progressed rapidly in recent years. Although related ethical issues have been intensively discussed, legal issues have only been sparsely examined compared with the related ethical issues. In this paper, we explore a fundamental issue concerning the legal status of human brain organoids: whether they can be considered legal persons. We clearly distinguish between two types of legal personhood: 'natural person' as a human legal person and 'juridical person' as a nonhuman legal person. By examining natural and juridical personhood separately, we point out the bias and confusion in the remarks on the legal personhood of human brain organoids and provide a more comprehensive picture of the problem.

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10.1093/jlb/lsad007
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W4362515156
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2433/281860

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Masanori Kataoka; Tsung-Ling Lee; Tsutomu Sawai. The legal personhood of human brain organoids. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsad007

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Masanori Kataoka; Tsung-Ling Lee; Tsutomu Sawai. (2023). The legal personhood of human brain organoids. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsad007
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Masanori Kataoka; Tsung-Ling Lee; Tsutomu Sawai. The legal personhood of human brain organoids. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsad007
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Masanori Kataoka; Tsung-Ling Lee; Tsutomu Sawai. The legal personhood of human brain organoids. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsad007

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Hiroshima University

Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology, Kyoto University

Kyoto University

Taipei Medical University

Masanori Kataoka

Tsung-Ling Lee

Tsutomu Sawai

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