Swinging on the Pendulum: Shifting Views of Justice in Human Subject Research

Hastings Center Report 31(3): 21-28, May-June 2001

Posted: 4 Sep 2014

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Anna C. Mastroianni

University of Washington - School of Law; University of Washington, Dept. of Health Services, School of Public Health; University of Washington, Dept. of Pediatrics and Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine

Jeffrey P. Kahn

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Date Written: 2001

Abstract

Federal policies on human subjects research have undergone a progressive transformation. In the early decades of the twentieth century, federal policies largely relied on the discretion of investigators to decide when and how to conduct research. This approach gradually gave way to policies that augmented investigator discretion with externally imposed protections. We may now be entering an era of even more stringent external protections. Whether the new policies effectively absolve investigators of personal responsibility for conducting ethical research, and whether it is wise to do so, remains to be seen.

Keywords: human subjects, research, protection, federal policies

Suggested Citation

Mastroianni, Anna C. and Kahn, Jeffrey P., Swinging on the Pendulum: Shifting Views of Justice in Human Subject Research (2001). Hastings Center Report 31(3): 21-28, May-June 2001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2490725

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University of Washington, Dept. of Health Services, School of Public Health ( email )

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University of Washington, Dept. of Pediatrics and Department of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine ( email )

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics ( email )

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