General Assembly Resolution #425 “Protection of Biomedical Research” (Category: Health; Area of Effect: Research) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly (WA),
Applauding the noble intent of the target resolution to regulate the ethics of biomedical research, including the treatment of cancer;
Dismayed that clause 1 imposes the requirement for WA states to “determine the sapience of any species for which the status is as-yet indeterminate or unknown” before allowing “ biomedical experimentation on said species", and that a similar requirement is imposed regarding “life provably sentient” in clause 5;
Flummoxed that the clauses impose an onerous and, for some WA states, perhaps unattainable determination on sapience or sentience, in terms of potential false negatives or false positives on whether a species does or does not have sapience or sentience;
Horrified at the potential harmful effects of both “false negatives” or “false positives” on the suffering caused to various species;
Looking forward to a potential replacement to fix these issues to be considered by the WA in due course, if the WA considers this appropriate;
Hereby repeals the target resolution, GA425 “Protection of Biomedical Research”.