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