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The ethics of placebo-controlled : trials in developing countries to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV


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Abstract: In this article, John N. Williams, Associate Professor in Philosophy at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, discusses the question: “Is it always, never or sometimes, morally justified to experiment on HIVinfected, pregnant women in developing countries (by means of placebo trials) in order to develop a new treatment X which will reduce the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission more effectively than the existing (‘gold standard’) treatment Y?”
Authors: Williams, J.N.
Category: General
End Page: 28
Serial number: 1
ISSN: [2210-2175]
Volume: II
Journal: Spanda Journal : quarterly of the Spanda Foundation
Keywords: ethics , HIV and AIDS
Language: eng
Organization: Spanda Foundation
Year: 2011
Right: © 2011 Spanda Foundation
Subject: Development Cooperation General
Start Page: 23
Title: The ethics of placebo-controlled : trials in developing countries to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV

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