Could chimps enhance human rights?
By Debra Durham • Jul 13th, 2008 • Category: EssaysWe can care about both human rights and the rights of other great apes (and other animals). It’s not the case that there’s only enough compassion for one or the other. In many ways, the pending legislation says “There are even fewer reasons to deny an individual life and liberty. Today, we say that this tiny genetic distinction cannot be used as license to torture and kill.”
