National Research Act
Senate Labor and Public Welfare on July 12, 1974 |
The National Research Act is an American law enacted by the
Edward Kennedy.[1]
The National Research Act created the
Tuskegee syphilis study.[2]
Provisions
The National Research Act issued Title 45, Part 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations: Protection of Human Subjects. The National Research Act is overseen by the Office of Human Research Protections. The Act also formalized a regulated IRB process through local institutional review boards, also overseen by the Office of Human Research Protections.[3]
See also
- Human experimentation in the United States
- Belmont Report
- Eugenics in the United States
- Unethical human experimentation
- Human rights in the United States
- Project MKUltra
- Tuskegee syphilis experiment
References
- ^ National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (April 18, 1979). "The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research". Regulations and Ethical Guidelines. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- PMID 11363960.
- PMID 18811995.
External links
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Title 45: Public Welfare. Subtitle A. Subchapter A. Part 46: PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
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