Legal and Ethical Issues
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Ethics
The theory or discipline dealing with principles of moral values and moral conduct
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Past Ethical Dilemmas in Research
Nazi experiments
Nuremberg Code and its definitions of the terms “voluntary,” “legal capacity,” “sufficient understanding,” and “enlightened decision”
Declaration of Helsinki, 1964
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U.S. Federal Guidelines
In 1973, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare published the first set of proposed regulations on the protection of human subjects, identifying basic ethical principles that underlie the conduct of human research National Research Act, passed in 1974
(Public Law 93-348), created the National
Commission for the Protection of Human
Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral
Research
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Federal Regulations and Policy
Office of Human Research Protection
(OHRP)
45 CFR 46-DHHS Policy for Protection of
Human Research Subjects (Subparts A, B, C,
D)
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Belmont Report Principles
Respect for persons
Beneficence
Justice
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Respect
Treat individuals as autonomous agents.
Do not use a person as a means to an end.
Allow people to choose for themselves.
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Beneficence
Acts of kindness or charity that go beyond duty Obligations derived from beneficence:
Do no harm
Prevent harm
Prevent evil
Promote good
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Justice
Treat people fairly.
Share burdens and benefits of research fairly.
Distinguish procedural justice from distributive (society as a whole) justice.
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Principles Applied
Beneficence: sound research design, competent investigators, favorable riskbenefit ratio
Respect: informed consent, respect for privacy Justice: equitable selection of subjects
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DHHS Recommendations 1981
General requirements for informed consent
Documentation of informed consent
IRB review of research proposals
Exempt and expedited review procedures for certain kinds of research
Criteria for IRB approval of research
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Protection of Human Rights
Right to self-determination
Right to privacy and dignity
Right to anonymity and confidentiality
Right to fair treatment
Right to protection from discomfort and harm
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Informed Consent
What it is:
Ongoing process of communications and mutual understanding Shared responsibility for protection
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Informed Consent
What it is not:
Piece of paper
One moment in time
Legal contract
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Elements of the Informed Consent
Form
If the study involves research:
Purpose of research
Expected duration for subject