Biomedical research and vulnerability: a study on responsibility of health professionals in research involving human beings

The present article is the result of a bibliographical survey that seeks to present, by using a methodology based on the hypothetical-deductive method, to present a reflection on the biotechnological advances taking in consideration the vulnerability of the individuals submitted to researches involv...

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Main Author: Angelita Maria Maders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Universitário São Camilo 2014-04-01
Series:O Mundo da Saúde
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Online Access:https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/393
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Summary:The present article is the result of a bibliographical survey that seeks to present, by using a methodology based on the hypothetical-deductive method, to present a reflection on the biotechnological advances taking in consideration the vulnerability of the individuals submitted to researches involving human beings in Latin America, especially regarding the limitations of health professionals’ actions and their liability. The basis of this works is the assumption that it is impossible to separate science from ethics. For this work’s purposes we consider health professionals to be everyone involved in scientific investigations, from the scientist responsible for the initial project to the members of the Ethics Committees which have the power either to approve or not research projects. It has been noticed that recent social developments created a great number of documents aiming at establishing boundaries to the actions of health professionals in the biomedical investigation field, documents which however have showed themselves incapable of protecting the rights of the individuals involved. The conclusion extracted from the present research is that health professionals must have their actions guided and limited by the Ethics Codes related to their professional areas but also that there must be a legal regulation that takes into account the diversity and vulnerability of Latin Americans in order to make possible holding referred professionals liable and thus protecting the individuals involved.
ISSN:0104-7809
1980-3990