I understand this to mean that we care not only about current moral patients but also about potential ones, such as the infants and impaired patients. That would be consistent with people caring about embryos, but it would also match seeds and eggs of all kinds, which seem less clearly matching intuitions.
I understand this to mean that we care not only about current moral patients but also about potential ones, such as the infants and impaired patients. That would be consistent with people caring about embryos, but it would also match seeds and eggs of all kinds, which seem less clearly matching intuitions.