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 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 …

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 …

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

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 …

A comparison might make this point clearer. Often during elections in the United States,
people will leave the voting station choosing to wear a sign that says,“I Voted!” Even though …

The focus on pediatric research in this edition of The Ochsner Journal emphasizes the
importance of research studies for the health of children. This focus also provides an …

No one produces more thoughtful and insightful work on the ethics of pediatric research than
Dave Wendler. I claim, though, that there is a more persuasive justification for pediatric …

Evidence-based medicine requires a foundation of excellent research. Yet, research in
infants and children inherently poses potential risks to these vulnerable populations. The …

The work of Luchtenberg and colleagues (2015) reports interviews with children and adults,
who were asked to take part in research, giving their reasons for research participation. This …