Suppose an Animal Is Bred to Have a Significant Number

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Multiple Choice

Suppose an animal is bred to have a significant number of human genes,to the point where experts wondered whether the creature was a person with full moral rights.To this question Mary Anne Warren would probably say that:

• A)no nonhuman can be a person.
• B)the presence of human genes makes the creature a person.
• C)if the creature is conscious,it is a person.
• D)if the creature possesses all five criteria,then it is a person.

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