Forschungsethik, Standesinteressen, Ökonomie: Zur Vorgeschichte der Deklaration von Helsinki
Research Ethics, Professional Interests, Economy: The Origins of the Declaration of Helsinki
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Der Beitrag rekonstruiert die Entstehungsgeschichte der Deklaration von Helsinki, die international als Referenz zur Ethik der medizinischen Forschung am Menschen gilt. Er dokumentiert, dass die Motivation für die Erarbeitung eines solchen Regelwerks in engem Zusammenhang mit den Medizinverbrechen im Nationalsozialismus und einem von der internationalen Ärzteschaft durch diese Verbrechen befürchteten Ansehensverlust der Medizin stand. Die Aushandlungsprozesse zur Formulierung des Regelwerks waren auch durch ärztliche Standesinteressen und ökonomische Faktoren bestimmt.
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The contribution reconstructs the origins of the Declaration of Helsinki, the international reference document for the ethics of human subject research. It shows that the motivation for the formulation of this normative document developed in view of the medical atrocities committed during the Nazi period, and derived fears by the international medical profession about a loss of reputation and trust in medicine. The negotiations leading to the Declaration were, amongst other factors, shaped by interests of the medical profession, and by economic factors.
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Forschungsethik, Standesinteressen, Ökonomie: Zur Vorgeschichte der Deklaration von Helsinki
Research Ethics, Professional Interests, Economy: The Origins of the Declaration of Helsinki
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Abstract
Der Beitrag rekonstruiert die Entstehungsgeschichte der Deklaration von Helsinki, die international als Referenz zur Ethik der medizinischen Forschung am Menschen gilt. Er dokumentiert, dass die Motivation für die Erarbeitung eines solchen Regelwerks in engem Zusammenhang mit den Medizinverbrechen im Nationalsozialismus und einem von der internationalen Ärzteschaft durch diese Verbrechen befürchteten Ansehensverlust der Medizin stand. Die Aushandlungsprozesse zur Formulierung des Regelwerks waren auch durch ärztliche Standesinteressen und ökonomische Faktoren bestimmt.
Abstract
The contribution reconstructs the origins of the Declaration of Helsinki, the international reference document for the ethics of human subject research. It shows that the motivation for the formulation of this normative document developed in view of the medical atrocities committed during the Nazi period, and derived fears by the international medical profession about a loss of reputation and trust in medicine. The negotiations leading to the Declaration were, amongst other factors, shaped by interests of the medical profession, and by economic factors.
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