The Involuntary Research Subject

Informed consent is the bedrock principle on which most of modern research ethics rest. That principle, like most others, has some exceptions, such as for emergency situations and for some studies involving very low risk. But what about situations that do not fall into either of these categories? Ar...

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Main Author: Menikoff, Jerry (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2004
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 338-345
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Summary:Informed consent is the bedrock principle on which most of modern research ethics rest. That principle, like most others, has some exceptions, such as for emergency situations and for some studies involving very low risk. But what about situations that do not fall into either of these categories? Are there such research studies that are so important to society that we nonetheless are willing to involuntarily enroll subjects, without their informed consent?
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180104134051