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Can a Chimp Say “No”?

Reenvisioning Chimpanzee Dissent in Harmful Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2014

ANDREW FENTON
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Abstract:

Among the “hard cases” of captive animal research is the continued use of chimpanzees in harmful experimental science. In a recent article I contend that contemporary animal welfare science and chimpanzee behavioral studies permit, if not require, a reappraisal of the moral significance of chimpanzee dissent from participation in certain experiments. In what follows, I outline my earlier argument, provide a brief survey of some central concepts in pediatric research ethics, and use these to enrich an understanding of chimpanzee dissent useful for research ethics.

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animal bioethicsanimal mindschimpanzee dissentchimpanzee research
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Special Section: Neuroethics and Animals
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 130 - 139
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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