Wolemonwu, V.C. (2020) Clinical research participation and the limits of moral obligation. CANREC Bulletin, 2 (1-2). pp. 7-9.
Abstract
I attempt to answer the question of whether human participation in clinical research morally necessary given that some clinical investigations are exploitative. Some bioethicists like Hans Jonas argue that the involvement or use of human subjects for clinical research is morally unjustifiable. I appeal to David Resnik’s medical efficacy thesis; John Harris’ moral obligation view; and the social responsibility thesis of Schaefer et al. to defend this view. However, I conclude that obligation to participate in clinical research is only pro tanto, because it is not an absolute requirement, as other weighty requirements might outweigh it.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 CARPHA (The Caribbean Public Health Agency). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Apr 2021 06:35 |
Last Modified: | 09 Apr 2021 06:35 |
Published Version: | https://new.carpha.org/What-We-Do/Networks/CANREC/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172940 |