BACKGROUND While great strides have been made in determining ethical guidelines for
conducting medical research in adults, the situation remains much less clear for children …

Should children be excluded from medical research? Some child rights activists argue that
no child should ever be used for research, while many physicians claim that health care for …

In this edited volume, a diverse group of scholars present and discuss challenging cases in
the field of pediatric research ethics. After years of debate and controversy, fundamental …

Within the past four decades, there has been increasing concern about the participation of
children in medical research. The foundational role of informed consent in the ethics and …

Center in Seattle, Washington, opened its doors in November 2004. The Center's purpose is
to explore the ethical issues affecting families and health care professionals caring for …

In the developed world, biomedical and public health research during the 20th century
resulted in dramatic changes in maternal and infant mortality rates, the near eradication of …

There are three fundamental controversies inherent in research involving children. is any
research on children justifiable? Under what circumstances can parents give permission for …

Moral and regulatory questions surrounding the inclusion of, and appropriate protections for,
child subjects of research continue to pose important challenges to policy makers …

CONCLUSION The article of Luchtenberg and colleagues is one of many attempts to give
voice to children's experiences in health care. The problem with the majority of these …

In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save or lengthen the lives
of children around the world. With improved therapies, child and adolescent mortality rates …