Talk:Professionalism/Using Animals in Research

Notes on Edits:
 * the 1st chunk of ip address log ins were mine. -Z
 * the 137.XXX edits on April 18 were mine. -Stevo

Notes on Chapter:
 * cases
 * monkey drug trials
 * polio testing, Salk
 * AIDS research (tenofovir)

Other Notes:
 * 500 words (max) per case
 * 300-500 words for intro and conclusion
 * 4 minutes per case for presentation
 * possible introduction: list common products produced from non-human primate testing, connect these with audience
 * possible introduction: run through taxonomy of animals and ask where the ethical testing line is

Cases:
 * background
 * ethical discussion
 * relevant social groups

Possible Sources
 * http://www.iep.utm.edu/anim-eth/
 * A quick Google search reveals many articles
 * Animal Welfare Act of 1966

Relevant Groups
 * PETA
 * National Anti-Vivisection Society: http://www.navs.org
 * Humane Society of the United States: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/biomedical_research/

"Speciesism" Cohen, C.(1986). The case for the use of animals in biomedical research. New England Journal of Medicine, 315(14). http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM198610023151405
 * penned by Richard Ryder: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/aug/06/animalwelfare
 * the fundamental counterargument:

Case Study: Great Ape Research Ban
 * Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 introduced April 13, 2011: http://thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.1513:
 * Use of primates in research worldwide: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15300710
 * Great Ape "personhood": http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6505691.stm