Ethical Dilemma

    The topic I have chosen is the ethics behind animal testing for biomedical research.  Although animal testing has lead to various medical discoveries, the ethics behind animal testing is widely debated on.  One clear ethical pillar this topic covers about is non-maleficence.  There have been many cases reported regarding animal cruelty in biomedical research.  These research range from developing new drugs to being experimented on.  Some argue that animals are similar to humans and may suffer physically and mentally from these experiments.  They further state that these research are inaccurate as human and animal bodies may have different reaction to the drug being tested.  This leads to the next ethical pillar, justice.  Regulations are put in place rather than stopping all animal testing.  Animal testing is still allowed as long as these laboratories follow the set guidelines.  Some fight for the justice of these animals as they are still being tested on.
    Stopping animal testing may be opposed by the researchers as they are heavily dependent on the results from animal testing.  If animal testing were stopped, what would these researchers test on?  Would this lead researchers to human testing, another ethical problem we may face in the future?  

Trigger Warning: Animal cruelty
This article provides a few procedures animals are put through for biomedical research:

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