The Ethics of ALTRUISM in Clinical Research

If people sometimes participate in research because of altruism—because they want to help in the search for treatments—should we revise our views about what kinds of experiments are ethical? If participants act out of altruism, we might let them accept greater risks than we would if they are motivat...

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Main Author: Jansen, Lynn A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2009
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2009, Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 26-36
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Summary:If people sometimes participate in research because of altruism—because they want to help in the search for treatments—should we revise our views about what kinds of experiments are ethical? If participants act out of altruism, we might let them accept greater risks than we would if they are motivated only by a desire for personal gain. But how can we know when participants are genuinely altruistic?
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/hcr.0.0164