Title: The ethics and politics of human experimentation /
Authors: McNeill, Paul M. 1946-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Bioethics; Politics; Ethics Committees; Human experimentation in medicine Moral and ethical aspects; Human experimentation in medicine Political aspects.; Human Experimentation; Ethics, Medical
Abstract: This book focuses on experimentation that is carried out on human beings, including medical research, drug research and research undertaken in the social sciences. It discusses the ethics of such experimentation and asks the question: who defends the interests of these human subjects and ensures that they are not harmed? The author argues that ethical research depends on the adequacy of review by committee. Indeed most countries now rely on research ethics committees or institutional review boards for the protection of the interests of the human participants in research. Dr McNeill analyses how successful these committees are in balancing the interests of science with the interests of human subjects.
Contents: Introduction: The Ethics and Politics of Human Experimentation -- pt. 1. A History of Experimentation and Codes of Ethics. 1. A History of Unethical Experimentation on Human Subjects. 2. Development of Codes of Ethics -- pt. 2. Research Ethics Committees: History and Practice. 3. The Development of Committee Review in the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. 4. The Practice of Review by Research Ethics Committees: An International Study -- pt. 3. Law and Ethics in Human Experimentation. 5. Law and Human Experimentation. 6. Ethical Principles, Rules and Discretion -- pt. 4. Politics of Review by Committee. 7. A Political Balance between Science, Society and the Subject. 8. Power, Status and a Rationale for Committee Representation. 9. Giving Effect to Representation: Composition and Functioning of Review Committees -- Legal Citations.