HLTH 3098 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Penicillin, Belmont Report, Belmont Estate
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The belmont report is based on the deliberations of the national commission, including an intensive four-day period of discussions that were held in february 1976 at the smithsonian. The belmont report identified three basic principles relevant to the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects: These three principles "provide an analytical framework that will guide the resolution of ethical problems arising from research involving human subjects" (the national commission. The principle of respect for persons is based on the ethical concept that individuals should be treated as autonomous agents. "to respect autonomy is to give weight to autonomous persons" considered opinions and choices while refraining from obstructing their actions unless they are clearly detrimental to others" (the national commission 1979). Some individuals do not have full autonomy based on their condition (age, health, cognitive ability, etc. ) or their circumstances (poverty, lack of education, social status, etc. ). Under the principle of respect for persons, individuals with diminished autonomy need additional protections.
