Rethinking the Belmont Report?

@article{Friesen2017RethinkingTB,
  title={Rethinking the Belmont Report?},
  author={Phoebe Friesen and Lisa Kearns and Barbara K. Redman and Arthur L. Caplan},
  journal={The American Journal of Bioethics},
  year={2017},
  volume={17},
  pages={15 - 21}
}
This article reflects on the relevance and applicability of the Belmont Report nearly four decades after its original publication. In an exploration of criticisms that have been raised in response to the report and of significant changes that have occurred within the context of biomedical research, five primary themes arise. These themes include the increasingly vague boundary between research and practice, unique harms to communities that are not addressed by the principle of respect for… 
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