Thalidomide Tragedy Thalidomide introduced to treat morning sickness in pregnant women. Resulted in abnormalities in newborns. Had been tested on a range of animal species before FDA approval. In some studies the animals are first infected or the disease is caused. Popular view ST1.
All humans are equal in moral status.
All humans are of superior moral status to non-human animals. These view cannot be defended by the nonreligious approach to ethics. We ARE human. We have a common humanity. We are Homo Sapiens with distinctive biological features.