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Human testing?

Since there are so many posts about animal testing in here, and since I live smack dab in the middle of a major center of medical research (believe it or not-Pittsburgh!), I see advertisements for human research participants all the time. My question is this: should we forgo all animal testing in favor of human testing? Subjects would be paid of course, and if we got rid of all live testing whatsoever, about 75% of research in medicine would grind to a halt.
Hmm how about we experiment on society's "undesirables," such as criminals convicted of serious crimes?
Let's face it, there IS no easy answer to the research question. Yes, it is cruel to subject animals to research. But would it be fair to obtain humans for all kinds of tests, forcibly or voluntairly?
Let's hear your thoughts.

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• Its very simple Jeff October 03 1999 (0)
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        • Cynic's Utopian Torture Chambers Deep Dad Nine USA October 14 1999 (1)
          • My dissected assumptions. Cynic October 15 1999 (0)
    • 2 Issues Kevin Dempsey Canada October 04 1999 (6)
      • Some further elaboration. Cynic October 05 1999 (5)
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