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To: Grainne who wrote (106207)	6/18/2005 12:44:36 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Perhaps it's not fair, but I don't have time before bed to be fair to a ten page article. When an article starts out saying it's objecting to testing for cosmetic and household products, I think it's not unfair to assume that that represents its focus. Let me ask you straight out. Do you believe it is possible to produce safe and effective medicines to combat known and future diseases without any animal testing whatsoever? While the issue may be complex, that, it seems to me, is a pretty straightforward question. I'll tell you up front that I believe the answer is no. Of course, we can then discuss whether producing safe and effective medicines is a sufficiently important goal to justify animal testing. But that's a whole different discussion. The first question is the one I posed: is it possible to produce safe and effective medicines to combat known and future diseases without any animal testing whatsoever?