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Informed Consent , Research Subjects , Research/legislation & jurisprudence , Risk , Specimen Handling/ethics , Tissue Banks/ethics , Ethics, Research , Humans , Informed Consent/ethics , Mental Competency , Quality Assurance, Health Care/ethics , Quality Assurance, Health Care/legislation & jurisprudence , Quality Improvement/ethics , Quality Improvement/legislation & jurisprudence , Tissue Banks/legislation & jurisprudence , United StatesABSTRACT
During the 1990s, bioethicists raised questions about certain clinical trials conducted in developing countries. These inquiries led to revisions in the Declaration of Helsinki and recommendations from the US National Bioethics Advisory Commission. This article raises doubts about the original questions and subsequent recommendations. It is possible that impractical solutions have been proposed for nonexistent ethical problems
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Humans , Bioethics , Biomedical Research , Ethics, Research , Helsinki Declaration , Developing Countries , Informed ConsentABSTRACT
During the 1990s, bioethicists raised questions about certain clinical trials conducted in developing countries. These inquiries led to revisions in the Declaration of Helsinki and recommendations from the US National Bioethics Advisory Commission. This article raises doubts about the original questions and subsequent recommendations. It is possible that impractical solutions have been proposed for nonexistent ethical problems.
