The Ethics of Animal Research: What Are the Prospects for Agreement?

Few human uses of nonhuman animals (hereafter simply “animals”) have incited as much controversy as the use of animals in biomedical research. The political exchanges over this issue tend to produce much more heat than light, as representatives of both biomedicine and the animal protection community...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 1999, Vol.8 (1), p.23-34
Main Author: DEGRAZIA, DAVID
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Experimentation
Animal Rights
Animal Testing Alternatives
Animal Welfare
Animals
Animals, Laboratory
Bioethics
Biomedical Research
Consensus
Dissent and Disputes
Ethical aspects
Group Processes
Medical research
Moral Obligations
Pain - prevention & control
Quality of Life
Risk Assessment
Social Control, Formal
SPECIAL SECTION: ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION: SEEKING COMMON GROUND
Stress, Psychological
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Summary:Few human uses of nonhuman animals (hereafter simply “animals”) have incited as much controversy as the use of animals in biomedical research. The political exchanges over this issue tend to produce much more heat than light, as representatives of both biomedicine and the animal protection community accuse opponents of being “Nazis,” “terrorists,” and the like. However, a healthy number of individuals within these two communities offer the possibility of a more illuminating discussion of the ethics of animal research.
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S0963180199801054