title: Consent for minors to participate in nontherapeutic research.
abstract: The issue of whether a parent or guardian's consent for a minor to participate in nontherapeutic medical research is legal or ethical remains a current point of controversy for all involved in medical research on children. Although various formalized ethical codes and agency rules touch on human experimentation, only a few have specifically addressed this concern.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007603:Jurisprudence; D010372:Pediatrics; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States