Ethical scenarios

Examples of Unethical Science

 WWII Nazi euthanasia and
sterilization tests. Josef Mengela
 U.S. Radiation experiments 1944 -
1974
 Tuskegee Syphilis study - until 1972!
 National Commission for the
Protection of Human Subjects of
Biomedical and Behavioral Research;
National Research Act 1974
S Associations that watch for ethical behavior

 American Psychological Association

(APA) Code of Ethics - 1053

 Institutional Review Board (IRB)

 Institutional Animal Care & Use

Committee (IACUC)
 USDA, AAALAC inspections
 Components of Ethical
Research
 Informed Consent

 Freedom to participate (or

withdraw at any time)
 Debriefing
 process debriefing Confidentiality
 Confidentiality
 Ethical Studies?
 Stem Cell Research
 Cloning
 Lie Detection
 Marketing
 Animal Research
 Should animals be experimented on at
all? If yes, for what kind of studies?
Does the type of animal matter?
 Right to die (euthanasia)