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Justice and Medical Research: A Global Perspective
Author(s) -
Benatar Soloman R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-8519
pISSN - 0269-9702
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8519.00242
Subject(s) - injustice , global health , economic justice , globalization , research ethics , perspective (graphical) , health equity , medical research , interdependence , engineering ethics , bioethics , sociology , public relations , environmental ethics , political science , social science , medicine , health care , law , philosophy , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
Economic globalization has profound implications for health. The scale of injustice at a global level, reflected in inexorably widening disparities in wealth and health, also has critical implications for health related research – in particular when the opportunities for exploiting research subjects are carefully considered. The challenge of developing universal guidelines for international clinical research is addressed against the background of a polarizing, yet interdependent, world in which all are ultimately threatened by lack of social justice. It is proposed that in such a world there is a need for new ways of thinking about research and its relevance to health at a global level. Responsibility to use knowledge and power wisely requires more radical changes to guidelines for research ethics than are currently under consideration.