Identify and describe the three principles associated with the Belmont Report’s Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects and Research.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

A strong answer will include the following three principles:
a. Respect for persons: Individuals should be treated as autonomous agents, and that autonomy must be acknowledged. Persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection, and protection is required of those with diminished autonomy.
b. Beneficence: Researchers are obligated to do no harm, to maximize possible benefits and to minimize possible harms to all participants in a study. Study participants include respondents, researchers, and bystanders.
c. Justice: Research subjects must be treated reasonably and fairly. Selection of participants should not be conducted in which some due to their easy availability, their compromised position, or their manipulability are taken advantage of, or shoulder the bulk of the costs of the research. Selection of subjects in research should be related directly to the problem being studied. Costs and benefits of the research should be shouldered fairly.