The Status of the Embryo- Moral, Legal, Personhood: As mentioned earlier, the extraction of embryonic tissue for research purpose involves destruction of the embryo. So what is wrong with destroying embryo? Most of these arguments about the rightness and wrongness of embryo destruction are based on the moral status of the embryo. The moral wrongness associated with embryo destruction will not only make the research impermissible but also deny the potential benefits expected from this research.