September 16, 2011

Protections Absent in Human Experiments

Lack of protections for serious injuries to human subjects in medical experiments should be enough to stop them in MA. There are no penalties for non compliance with the US laws (MA has no laws) protecting human subjects - 45 CFR 46. If researchers fail to report deaths of human subjects, police, the Medical Examiner and the District Attorney do not investigate. Researchers can say it was due to a pre-existing condition and that is the end of it. What prevents intentional deaths in the name of good? Researchers believe the benefit to society outweighs the harm to individuals - the defense used by Nazi doctors at the Nuremberg trials.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1366224&position=0

In sick economy, many taking part in medical trial$
By Dan O’Brien
Boston Herald
Friday, September 16, 2011

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