Group 4 Death, Abortion, and Animal Welfare
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PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL CONSIDERATION
OF INTERESTS (PEC)
Identical interests should be given equal weight,
regardless of what type of being they occur in.
Interest in avoiding pain
According to Jeremy Bentham, "The question is not, 'Can
they reason?' nor 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they
suffer?'
The moral status of non-human animals
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