Can a chimp say "no"? Reenvisioning chimpanzee dissent in harmful research.
Among the "hard cases" of captive animal research is the continued use of chimpanzees in harmful experimental science. In a recent article I contend that contemporary animal welfare science and chimpanzee behavioral studies permit, if not require, a reappraisal of the moral significance of chimpanzee dissent from participation in certain experiments. In what follows, I outline my earlier argument, provide a brief survey of some central concepts in pediatric research ethics, and use these to enrich an understanding of chimpanzee dissent useful for research ethics.
Andrew
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Fenton
D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000941:ethics*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003071:Cognition; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000523:psychology; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000941:ethics*; D010990:Pleasure-Pain Principle; D011323:Primates; D045808:Refusal to Participate; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control