Not all of us teach our children that it's okay to cut up living animals. I believe many children are taught (at least in the US) that they have a choice of whether they participate in dissecting frogs, cats, etc. or not to.
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I told the teacher I didn't want to. I still had to.
Lews,
Well, sorry you still had to dissect a living thing. But my point is if you live in the US, you do not have to participate in animal dissection in schools. Will you fail the class because you refuse to do something against your conscience? Maybe. But you will have stuck by your convictions. So, you still had the choice. And that's what life is all about. What was the worst possible thing that could have happened if you said, "no"? They can't suspend you from school indefinitely. That's against the law (and ludicrous, not to mention). Best thing to do is if you feel that strongly against animal dissection, go to the local newspaper - get the media involved. Draw attention to your side of the issue. That's how change begins.
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