Can you think of any cases in history that have raised ethical questions about how human beings have been treated? Unfortunately, maltreatment of human participants during and after World War II raised serious concerns about the work of some scientists and the types of experiments they were conducting.
In 1978, the ( https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/index.html ) created The Belmont Report, an important and enduring document which provided ethical guidelines for research involving humans.
According to the Belmont Report, responsible research with human subjects must adhere to three key principles: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
Review these learning resources. They include information about two notorious experiments that were carried out with human subjects:
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/
https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm
Answer the questions that follow.
- Which, if any, of the three principles from the Belmont Report were violated in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? Explain your response.
- Which, if any, of the three principles from the Belmont Report were violated in the Milgram Experiment? Explain your response.
- Are there any instances in which unethical research on human subjects might be justified? Explain your response. If you provide an example from history, provide citations as appropriate.
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