Clinics in Medicine and Medical Research | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Opinions Article | Open Access
Arjavon Talebzadeh*
California Northstate University School of Medicine, USA
*Correspondence to: Arjavon Talebzadeh
Fulltext PDF“Animal testing” is a term that often refers to use of non-human animals, like rodents or non-human primates, in scientific studies meant to enhance the understanding of a biomedical or psychological phenomenon. Animal models are organisms used in such studies to simulate, or “model,” an analogous feature found in human beings without the need to subject a human participant to such experimental conditions. While I will discuss the claim that animals deserve moral patient status, I will argue for a monitored, limited continuation of biomedical experimentation on non-human animals on the grounds that applicable human interests should have greater weight than non-human interests. Using a modified utilitarian calculus, one might be able to weigh what kinds of animal testing ought to be acceptable or unacceptable.
Animal; Biomedical; Human beings
Arjavon Talebzadeh. A Moderate Utilitarian Account of the Use of Animal Models in Biomedical Studies. Clin Med and Med Res. 2022;1(2):1-3.