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- Title
Should Nonhuman Animals Be Recognized Legally as Persons?
- Authors
Favre, David
- Abstract
This article explores the legal status of nonhuman animals used in biomedical research. While acknowledging that, presently, nonhuman animals in research settings hold no personal legal rights, this article explores what a legal person is and proposes that it is possible for nonhuman animals to become legal persons and receive better protections under the federal Animal Welfare Act.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ANIMAL welfare laws; LABORATORY animals; ANIMAL rights; HUMAN research subjects; MEDICAL laws; MEDICAL research; INDIVIDUALITY
- Publication
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 9, p696
- ISSN
2376-6980
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/amajethics.2024.696