The Ethical Analysis of Risks and Potential Benefits in Human Subjects Research: History, Theory, and Implications for U.S. Regulation
Article comments
This is a background paper prepared for the U.S. National Bioethics Commission (NBAC).
Dr. Charles Weijer is currently a faculty member at The University of Western Ontario.
Abstract
This paper addresses three questions central to the ethical analysis of risks and potential benefits in human subjects research:
1. How was the ethical analysis of risk understood by the members of the U.S. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (National Commission)?
2. What conceptual framework should guide the ethical analysis of risk?
3. What changes to U.S. regulations would the implementation of such a framework require?
Suggested Citation
Charles Weijer. 2000. "The Ethical Analysis of Risks and Potential Benefits in Human Subjects Research: History, Theory, and Implications for U.S. Regulation" The SelectedWorks of Charles Weijer
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charlesweijer/101