Research practices and regulation aimed at addressing environmental contamination have
shifted dramatically in academic and policy arenas, due to challenges from social …

The Belmont Report has provided a useful and virtually universal framework for protecting
human subjects from research abuses. However, it provides little to no guidance on the …

Research involving human participants continues to grow dramatically, fueled by advances
in medical technology, globalization of research, and financial and professional incentives …

In 1974, the United States Congress asked a question prompting a national conversation
about ethics: which ethical principles should govern research involving human participants …

For decades, the Belmont Report—and the associated regulatory framework it inspired—has
been a cornerstone in the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects. Despite its …

Research with human subjects has long been controversial because of the conflicts that
often arise between promoting scientific knowledge and protecting the rights and welfare of …

Research with human subjects has long been controversial because of the conflicts that
often arise between promoting scientific knowledge and protecting the rights and welfare of …

The current system of ethical oversight in the United States is based on Institutional Review
Board (IRB) review. The system was established in response to well-known and egregious …

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are set up to address regulatory and compliance issues
involved in research, but not the broad social implications of research protocols. In fact, the …

In their recent article, scholars Keisha Ray and Jane Fallis Cooper claim that “bioethicists
should not be deterred from advocating for a healthy environment […] instead,[…] …