Human experimentation in Judaism.
The supreme value of human life, the sanctity of human life, and the obligation of patients to accept standard efficacious medical therapy are axiomatic Judaic principles. If a seriously and/or terminally ill patient has already received all standard treatments and is asked to consider experimental therapy that may prolong his or her life or may hasten death, he or she is allowed but not required to accept the treatment. Healthy people may volunteer to participate in research studies that involve little or no risk.
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Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Services, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, New York, USA.
D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism