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KMID : 1172020070080010041
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Journal of Korean Bioethics Association
2007 Volume.8 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.53
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Claims for Animal Right and Ethical Consideration on Primate Experiments
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Choo Jung-Wan
Choi Kyung-Suk
Kwon Bok-Kyu
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Abstract
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As Regan, Singer, Rachels point out, claims for animal right sound plausible. But this does not imply prohibition of all kinds of animal experimentation because this does not mean we must equally treat a human being and an animal although we must acknowledge our moral concern for animals. Our use of animals for experimentation may be explained as a decision bewteen a human being and an animal, as the example of a lifeboat shows. Singer, who may consider the above position as speciesism, will argue against speciesism. However, his "animal liberation" or "the equal principle of equal consideration of interests" cannot serve as an argument that all kinds of animal experiemtation should be prohibited if a human being should be used instead of an animal for scientific research. Even Regan’s posisition may not be extended to be a claim that an animal has the same inherent right as a human being. In addition, Rachels claims for an animal right, but does not ban animal experimentation. So, we can conclude that claims for animal right does not directly lead to an argument against animal experimentation. The important issue is about what ethical consideration is needed preserving animal right in using animals for experimentation. The following requirements are presented in this paper when we use non-human primates. First, we should review the validity of research purpose to use non-human primates. Second, we should pay a special attention to the use of non-human primates because of the risk of infection. Third, we should reduce as little the number of animals as possible. Fourth, we should try to replace higher animals into lower ones with the consideration of alternative research methods. Fifth, we should refine research methods in order to minimize pain of non-human primates.
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KEYWORD
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animal right, nonhuman primates, xenotransplantation, animal experiment
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