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Marlene has just learned about a disturbing consumer product

Last updated: 3/10/2023

Marlene has just learned about a disturbing consumer product

Marlene has just learned about a disturbing consumer product test conducted on animals called the lethal dose 50 LD50 test She has determined that as gruesome as the test seems to be so long as the positive effects of the testing outweigh the negative it is morally justifiable Which of the following positions would Marlene be able to hold consistently with the judgment she has just made about animal testing Immanuel Kant s position Ren Descartes s position the utilitarian position Tom Regan s position Eating meat contributes to countless health problems including obesity high cholesterol high blood pressure and diabetes Eating some kinds of meat violates the central tenets of the world s most popular religions Eating meat supports the cruel and inhumane practices of factory farms and thus contributes to the pain suffering and death of animals