Identify the Nuremberg Code’s foundational ethical research principles and guidelines.
What will be an ideal response?
A strong answer will include the following principles and guidelines as outline by the code:
a. Required is the voluntary, well-informed, understanding consent of the human subject in a full legal capacity.
b. The experiment should aim at positive results for society that cannot be procured in some other way.
c. It should be based on previous knowledge (like, an expectation derived from animal experiments) that justifies the experiment.
d. The experiment should be set up in a way that avoids unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injuries.
e. It should not be conducted when there is any reason to believe that it implies a risk of death or disabling injury.
f. The risks of the experiment should be in proportion to (that is, not exceed) the expected humanitarian benefits.
g. Preparations and facilities must be provided that adequately protect the subjects against the experiment’s risks.
h. The staff that conduct or take part in the experiment must be fully trained and scientifically qualified.
i. The human subjects must be free to immediately quit the experiment at any point when they feel physically or mentally unable to go on.
j. Likewise, the medical staff must stop the experiment at any point when they observe that continuation would be dangerous.
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