{"id":71,"date":"2008-08-16T10:55:13","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T14:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/?p=71"},"modified":"2009-07-10T16:39:01","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T20:39:01","slug":"rethinking-the-boundaries-of-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/topics\/primates\/rethinking-the-boundaries-of-human-rights\/71\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Rethinking the Boundaries of &#8220;Human Rights&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"captionRight\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2008\/08\/286_news_humanrights.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-72\" title=\"Should apes have \\\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2008\/08\/286_news_humanrights.jpg\" alt=\"Should apes have \\\" width=\"286\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>photo by Aaron Logan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>In our quest to discover the \u201cHuman Spark,\u201d we compare ourselves to the other primates &#8212; our closest living relatives &#8212; for glimpses of what it is that we have that they don\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Obviously there are some big differences &#8212; we humans are the ones running the experiments, and the apes are the ones on the other side of the glass. But we do share the vast majority of our DNA and many characteristics and abilities. Now the Spanish Parliament is considering what \u201chuman rights\u201d our great ape cousins deserve under the law. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/07\/13\/weekinreview\/13mcneil.html?ref=weekinreview\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story<\/a> at the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo by Aaron Logan In our quest to discover the \u201cHuman Spark,\u201d we compare ourselves to the other primates &#8212; our closest living relatives &#8212; for glimpses of what it is that we have that they don\u2019t. 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