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Involuntary Consent: Conditioning Access To Health Care On Participation In Clinical Trials, Ruqaiijah A. Yearby
Involuntary Consent: Conditioning Access To Health Care On Participation In Clinical Trials, Ruqaiijah A. Yearby
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Although the controversy over the lack of consent in fetal-tissue clinical trials is relatively new, history is replete with instances of medical researchers who have conducted clinical trials with minorities and the economically disadvantaged without their consent.1 Traditionally, American bioethics has served as a safety net for the rich and powerful (for they are not forced to act as research subjects to obtain access to health care for themselves or their children) while failing to protect the vulnerable, which includes minorities and the economically disadvantaged. Without access to health care, minorities and the economically disadvantaged are unduly influenced to participate …
Missing The “Target”: Preventing The Unjust Inclusion Of Vulnerable Children For Medical Research Studies, Ruqaiijah A. Yearby
Missing The “Target”: Preventing The Unjust Inclusion Of Vulnerable Children For Medical Research Studies, Ruqaiijah A. Yearby
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Nearly everyone has experienced a burn and the resulting pain. Now imagine that you suffer a third-degree radiation burn that injures all the layers of your skin as well as the tissue, causing you extreme pain. . The burn turns your skin white, cherry red, or black and may produce blisters that are dry, hard, and leathery-looking. The burn can also be seen on the surface of your lungs and gastrointestinal tract. If the burn is big enough you will need skin grafts and surgery to replace the skin and tissue that will never grow back, as well as treatment …