de Raeve L
Centre for Philosophy and Health Care, University College of Swansea, UK.
Palliat Med. 1994 Oct;8(4):298-305. doi: 10.1177/026921639400800405.
Much has been written about the ethics of experimental research upon human subjects, particularly where such subjects can be said to be in a vulnerable position in relation to the researcher. This paper attempts to address such questions with reference to people who are dying. A case is made to defend the view that no research is morally justifiable with this client group. Less extreme views are also explored. One justification for such research activity comes from a rights-based perspective and another from the weighing of benefits and harms. In the process of exploring these issues, the author attempts to demonstrate that no research methodology can be said to be benign.
关于以人类为对象的实验研究的伦理问题，已有诸多著述，尤其是当这些对象相对于研究者而言可被认为处于弱势地位时。本文试图针对濒死之人探讨此类问题。有人提出理由来捍卫这样一种观点，即对这一客户群体进行任何研究在道德上都是不合理的。同时也探讨了不那么极端的观点。此类研究活动的一种正当理由来自基于权利的视角，另一种则来自对利弊的权衡。在探讨这些问题的过程中，作者试图表明，没有任何研究方法可被认为是无害的。
