ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND HUMAN MEDICINE
Foreword by Emil Levin, MD.
In my twenty-five years as a practicing physician, I have become acutely aware of the negative impact on medical science caused by vivisection (animal experimentation). I am fully aware that many people will find this statement surprising - even shocking - given the generally-held belief in the necessity of vivisection. I must state that an objective and careful examination of the facts can lead to only one conclusion, one that more and more of my colleagues in medical practice and research are joining me in reaching. I am confident that after reading ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND HUMAN MEDICINE you will have reached this same conclusion: that for the benefit of human health, and for the sake of medical and scientific progress, vivisection must be abolished.
For years it has been my fervent hope that this important issue would become the subject of open public debate. It is therefore with pleasure that I introduce ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND HUMAN MEDICINE, a work I am sure will contribute greatly in opening up that debate. Its thorough research and organized presentation of the information will prove thought-provoking and convincing to professionals and laypersons alike.
As a doctor, I am troubled by the one-sidedness of the medical dialogue in our society. We should not have a system where medical information is simply dictated to the public, who are expected to not question it. This system does not engender the level of trust and mutual respect that should exist between health care providers and patients. Nor does it encourage the exchange of open ideas and debate that is necessary for good science.
Fortunately, for the last several years you have seen the emergence of health advocacy organizations such as People for Reason In Science and Medicine (PRISM). Through their publications, newsletters and events, PRISM educates people about such topics as natural therapies, health freedom, the environment, nutrition, vaccines and vivisection. They provide a flow of health-related information which is not available in print or television news, to which this booklet is a valuable addition.
ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND HUMAN MEDICINE will change forever the way you regard vivisection and modern medicine. I hope it will lead you to join the ever-growing group of doctors, researchers and health advocates who are actively working to end the scientific mistake of vivisection.
Emil Levin, MD. 1996
Foreword to the booklet, which follows: "ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND HUMAN MEDICINE" by People for Reason in Science and Medicine, Box 2102, Anaheim, CA 92814, Library of Congress #94-74005, ISBN #1-886605-00-9