Bioethics - ANSWERSA field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain
biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments such as organ transplants, genetic
engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
Basic Bioethics Principles - ANSWERSInfluenced by Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki:
•Respect for people's rights, autonomy and dignity. •Beneficence: Benefits must be proportionate to
risks. •Justice: The even distribution of benefits and risks
throughout society.
Decision-making organizations - ANSWERSIRBs, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical
Issues, NIH Office of Clinical Research & Bioethics Policy (OCRBP)
IRBs - ANSWERSInternal Review Boards
Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues - ANSWERSo Commission Established by
Executive Order
o 10 members selected by Executive Office of the President, leaders in medicine, science, ethics, religion,
law and
engineering
o Advises the President on bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine and related areas of
science and
technology
o Holds public meetings, and develops public reports and
materials.
o Accepts suggestions from executive departments/ agencies and from the public
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