We haven't figured out whether it's ethical to use animals in scientific research that could save human lives.
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Philosophy & Ethics
Utilitarian arguments often justify this tradeoff by pointing to lives saved, while animal rights perspectives reject using sentient beings purely as means to human ends. This unresolved tension remains central to biomedical ethics.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS01077: We haven't figured out whether it's ethical to use animals in scientific research that could save human lives.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=1077