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To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people
To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people
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2015-01-15
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To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing. " One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement target biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.
For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals—no meat, no fur, no medicines. Asked if she opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When assured that they do, she replied, "Then I would have to say yes. " Asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said, "Don’t worry, scientists will find some way of using computers. " Such well-meaning people just don’t understand.
Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way—in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother’s hip replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations, and even a pet’s shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst. Much can be done. Scientists could "adopt" middle school classes and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care. Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the health research community should actively recruit to its cause not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing, there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.
The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the public’s______.
选项
A、discontent with animal research
B、ignorance about medical science
C、indifference to epidemics
D、anxiety about animal rights
答案
B
解析
本题可参照文章的第2段。从中可知,在最近的一次街头集市上,动物权利保护协会的一位老太太在分发小册子,鼓励读者不要使用任何来自于动物或在动物身上做过实验的食品或制品——包括肉类、药品或皮毛。当问及她是否反对免疫接种时,她想知道疫苗是否来自于动物实验。当确信疫苗是来自于动物实验时,她回答说,“那么,我会反对的。"当问及如果传染病再次肆虐怎么办时,她说,“不用担心,科学家会利用计算机找到某种解决办法的。"这样的好心人根本就不明白其中的道理。据此可知,老太太的例子是用来说明许多人根本不了解动物研究。B项与文章的意思相符,因此B项为正确答案。
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