In that regard, the view was expressed that an embryo was a human being in the earliest stages of formation and thus the killing of embryos for therapeutic purposes constituted a grave attack on the dignity of mankind.
在这方面，有人认为胚胎是人体的形成的最初阶段，因此，为治疗目的而扼杀胚胎就是对人类尊严的严重践踏。