摘要：In recent years, the development of research and the increased awareness of our moralduties beyond the human species have pushed the scientific community to revise widelyacceptedontological reductionist views that regard non-human animals as mere things.The new horizons offered by the development of advanced research methods thereforerequire an on-going commitment to new perspectives able to find the right balance betweenthe need for scientific knowledge on one hand and the respect for animal life onthe other. This is in line with increasing attention to animal welfare and expansion of the“3Rs model”: replacement, reduction, refinement.With the view of promoting the adoption of alternative methods, human body donationfor research can contribute not only to the acquisition of important information for humanhealth and for doctors’ training, but also can reduce significantly the number ofanimals sacrificed.By investigating the scientific and ethical reasons that may encourage cadaver donation,the authors aim to promote the adoption of the practice in Italy following other Europeanexperiences.
关键词：alternative methods; cadaver donation; protection of non-human;animals; animal ethics; new approaches to;animal testing
