PHL 223 1st Edition Lecture 29Outline of Current Lecture The God CommitteeAnimal ResearchCurrent Lecture- The God Committeeo Dialysis: Cleans blood and returns it to body; kidney substituteo Dialysis Machine: invented in 1943 by Willem Kolff (Dutch)o 1960--Belding Scriber (a doctor from Seattle) invented the “Scriber Shunt”o 1962—Scribers hospital could serve 17 dialysis patientso 1961—God committee set up to decide who to accept They limited candidates to Don Marqui’s argument (<45 could pay) Other considerations:- Employed - Educated- Had dependent children- Achievements- Could potentially help otherso Were they “playing God?” Some choice had to be madeo The End Stage Renal Disease Act 1972—the government funds all dialysis- Animal Researcho How many birds/mammals are used for research in the U.S?o 25 million/yearo Mainly rodentso Animal core and use committees (required since 1986) 3 apporaches to assessing animal research- Anything goes—its just an animal- No research is ok—animal rights must be protected- Research is judged in terms of hams and benefitso How many?These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o How much pain?o To what end is the research?o Likelihood of success?o Are there
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