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Moral status refers to a value recognized as belonging or ascribed to a particular entity according to which its protection is a moral and often legal obligation. Considered more broadly, the grounds for moral status always refer to the interests of the entity in question. For example, there may be overall interest in protecting the entity or such an entity may have interests of its own that ought to be protected.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Moral Status. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_366
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