Exploitation and enrichment: the paradox of medical experimentation.
Modern medicine is built on a long history of medical experimentation. Experiments in the past often exploited more vulnerable patients. Questionable ethics litter the history of medicine. Without such experiments, however, millions of lives would be forfeited. This paper asks whether all the "unethical" experiments of the past were unjustifiable, and do we still exploit the poorer members of the community today? It concludes by wondering if Harris is right in his advocacy of a moral duty to participate in medical research.
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School of Law, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. margaret.r.brazier@manchester.ac.uk
D000533:Altruism; D004739:England; D032984:Ethics, Research / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000266:history*; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000266:history; D009014:Morals; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics*; D035842:Research Subjects; D014838:Volunteers