{PDF} The Ethics and Governance of Human Genetic Databases: European Perspectives Matti H?yry, Ruth Chadwick, Vilhj?lmur ?rnason, Gardar ?rnason

This book examines the ethical controversies that have surrounded the design and conduct of international medical research sponsored by industrialized countries or industry, and carried out in developing countries. Is it acceptable to lower the ethical standards adopted in the industrialized world when carrying out research in developing, or resource-poor, countries? Ruth Macklin concludes that double standards in medical research are ethically unacceptable