Animal rights v animal research: a modest proposal.
The practical problem of assuaging the opponents of animal research may be solved without formally addressing (or resolving) the underlying ethical questions of the debate. Specifically, a peaceful boycott of the "fruits" of animal research may lead to a wider cessation of such research, than, say, vocal or even violent protest. To assist those who might wish to participate in such a boycott- and, moreover, to critically inform them of the implications of their actions-1 offer a modest proposal: the use of an "animal research advance directive", a form which enumerates precisely which "fruits of research" are declined.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
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D016223:Advance Directives; D032761:Animal Experimentation; D017087:Animal Rights; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013812:Therapeutics