Animal Research that Respects Animal Rights: Extending Requirements for Research with Humans to Animals

• Published in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 59 - 72
• Main Author: Martin, Angela K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Animal Experimentation; Animal human relations; Animal research; Animal Rights; Animal rights movement; Animal welfare; Animals; Civil rights; Ethics; Human rights; Humans; Informed Consent; Medical ethics; Morals; Principles; Research ethics; Research Subjects; animal experimentation; speciesism; animal rights; research ethics; animal research

The purpose of this article is to show that animal rights are not necessarily at odds with the use of animals for research. If animals hold basic moral rights similar to those of humans, then we should consequently extend the ethical requirements guiding research with humans to research with animals...