What is the ethical principle that is violated if doctors inject aged and senile patients with their cancer cells to study their rejection responses?
a. Justice
b. Beneficence
c. Confidentiality
d. Respect for persons
ANS: D
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A Justice refers to fair treatment.
B Beneficence refers to benefitting others.
C Confidentiality refers to maintaining privacy.
D Participants have a right to decide whether they receive a treatment or not. Injecting senile patients with a medication without their expressed consent violates the ethical principle of respect for persons.
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