Table 5 Mentions, rejections and endorsements of reasons concerning chimera creation (Category A)
From: Ethical arguments concerning human-animal chimera research: a systematic review
| Reasons Concerning Chimera Creation (Category A) | |
|---|---|
| A.1: Animals might be mistreated | |
| A.1.i: General animal welfare may be infringed | Mention [9, 14, 22, 26, 49, 54, 59, 65, 80, 89] Reject [76, 79] Endorse [37] |
| A.1.ii: Special protection of higher animals such as primates may be infringed | Mention [22, 26, 46] Reject [2] Endorse [37, 42] |
| A.2: Human beings/human material might be mistreated/misused | |
| A.2.i: Human embryo protection may be neglected | Mention [12, 14, 24, 26, 44, 49, 59, 64, 65, 79, 89] Reject [9, 66, 76] Endorse [63, 92] |
| A.2.ii: Undue forms of human egg donation may occur | Mention [12, 14, 24, 54, 65] Reject [30, 44, 64, 66, 82] Endorse [22] |
| A.2.iii: Other human biological material may be used improperly | Mention [54, 59] Reject [9, 66, 67, 76] Endorse [89] |