Engelsk titel: Animal experiments - an ethical dilemma
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Författare:
Sandöe P
;
Olsson AS
Email: pes@kvl.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 8
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 04061381
Sammanfattning
Contemporary research in biomedicine involves experimentation on live animals. This research is considered an important tool in developing new ways to prevent, alleviate or cure human diseases. However, in some experiments animals are subjected to distressing or painful interventions, and often the animals are housed in such a way that they have limited freedom. In this paper the ethical dilemma at the heart of animal research is captured in four straightforward propositions. The dominant view, including among scientists, tries to avoid the dilemma by means of making a moral compromise between the need to use animals for research and concern for the welfare of the involved animals.