Location
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Start Date
16-4-2011 2:00 PM
End Date
16-4-2011 3:30 PM
Description
There is an ongoing debate between whether or not it is ethical for researchers to use placebos while studying terminal illnesses. Within this debate there are two parties, the party that believes that it is ethical and the party that believes that it is not. Both parties have many valid points and have very detailed arguments against one another. When determining whether or not the use of placebos is ethical or not, you must first understand what a placebo is, and what the different types are. This paper goes over what a placebo is, what the different types are, and the main points that each party has. This paper also goes over whether or not the use of placebo is ethical. Of course every person has their own ethical opinion.
Keywords
Human experimentation in medicine; Medical ethics; Placebos (Medicine); Terminally ill
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Health Law and Policy | Health Policy
Language
English
Included in
Bioethics and Medical Ethics Commons, Health Law and Policy Commons, Health Policy Commons
Placebos: Ethical research or unethical deceit
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
There is an ongoing debate between whether or not it is ethical for researchers to use placebos while studying terminal illnesses. Within this debate there are two parties, the party that believes that it is ethical and the party that believes that it is not. Both parties have many valid points and have very detailed arguments against one another. When determining whether or not the use of placebos is ethical or not, you must first understand what a placebo is, and what the different types are. This paper goes over what a placebo is, what the different types are, and the main points that each party has. This paper also goes over whether or not the use of placebo is ethical. Of course every person has their own ethical opinion.