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1Professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing.
AMA Journal of Ethics
|September 9, 2024
Abstract:
This article explores the legal status of nonhuman animals used in biomedical research. While acknowledging that, presently, nonhuman animals in research settings hold no personal legal rights, this article explores what a legal person is and proposes that it is possible for nonhuman animals to become legal persons and receive better protections under the federal Animal Welfare Act.

