Open AccessRisk and Responsibility: Ethics, Grimes v Kennedy Krieger, and Public Health Research Involving Children
Author(s) -
Anna C. Mastroianni,
Jeffrey Kahn
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.92.7.1073
Subject(s) - public health , political science , informed consent , research ethics , environmental health , law , public relations , psychology , medicine , alternative medicine , psychiatry , nursing , pathology
The legal case of Grimes v. Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc, has raised concerns in the public health research community regarding the acceptable level of risk in research involving children, parental authority for informed consent, and exploitation of research subjects for the benefit of public health. We provide an overview of the case and discuss the impact of the court's decision and its possible effect on future research protection policies and practices.