... it to be contested. Regan's fusing together of humans and animals has been previously questioned, and his counterarguments are imperfect, leaving room for his primary view to be attacked. Regan states that denying life to either humans or non-human animals is wrong in the absence of overriding ... possess those mentioned traits, such as with the dolphin, the beaver that builds his dam, or the ape that develops a system of spoken communicative symbols with other primates. In addition, Regan's most effective argument in defense of his right to life view is that infants and the severely re...

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