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Evaluate the ethical principles used in resolving ethical dilemmas, and identify specific ethical issues that may have sociological, economic, legal or political implications.

Research and discuss the role of the Belmont Report in establishing ethical guidelines for conducting research and experimentation.

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In 1974, Congress passed the National Research Act and established the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. It required that all research receive prior review and approval from an Institutional Review Board. These Institutional Review Boards are local committees that determine whether certain standards are met to protect the human subjects before research may be preformed.

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In 1974, Congress passed the National Research Act and established the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. It required that all research receive prior review and approval from an Institutional Review Board. These Institutional Review Boards are local committees that determine whether certain standards are met to protect the human subjects before research may be preformed. They are made up of physicians, ethicists, clergy, lawyers, and people from the community. In 1978, The National Commission developed a report, which identified basic ethical principles in biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects. Along with the principles guidelines were developed to ensure that the research is conducted in accordance with those principles. The Belmont Report identified three main concepts by which to evaluate the ethics of research: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. These concepts have been the subject of much analysis and ...

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