Instructions: For this Discussion, imagine that you are a researcher proposing a project that involves the use of live human research subjects.
Step 1: Your Initial Post – Explain your project (it doesn’t have to be something that is actually currently being researched – you can choose a historical example or something science fiction-y). What are you hoping to discover through this research? Why do you need to use live humans for this research? What population will you tap for subjects (why that population in particular)? What are the potential risks this project poses to the research subjects? What safeguards will you take to protect your subjects from these risks?
here are a few more notes to use if needed : Non-human animals aren’t the only ones who suffer in the name of medical research. Once non-human animal testing is successfully concluded, research using human subjects begins. The moral obligations of researchers to their subjects has long been understood differently than the obligations of physicians to their patients. Here are some (there are others) moral principles, values, and concepts to consider as you study this topic.
- duty to protect vulnerable populations
- informed consent
- nonmaleficence
- exploitation
- experimental research
- therapeutic research
- physician-scientist
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