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In defence of Helsinki and human rights

Plomer, A
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Plomer, A
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Research Ethics
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Helsinki
UNESCO
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Political ethics
Ethics of law
Rights based legal ethics
Bioethics
Community ethics
Education and ethics
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Health Ethics
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"The Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) is widely recognised as the leading authoritative source on ethical standards of medical research worldwide. Yet, in the past decade, different sources have questioned the authority of the DoH and its compliance with human rights, and argued for its replacement with UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights . This paper argues that the tensions and alleged conflicts between Helsinki and human rights instruments are overstated, and that the latest version of the DoH is an important complement to human rights instruments in protecting the rights of disadvantaged populations and participants in biomedical research."
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2012
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