It is also extremely important to remember that ethics and law are not the same thing. For example something could be legal but could be seen as unethical and vice versa. For example in some countries the death sentence could be legal however this is seen as unethical by many people. Another example of this could be where businesses test there products on animals. In some countries this may not be legal but by most of the population this would be seen as unethical.
In regards to 'Research Ethics' this point on legal Vs. ethical reasoning in respect to animal testing/research is one that many people feel extremely passionate about.
David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D. (2010). What is Ethics in Research & Why is It Important?
Retrieved November 12, 2010, from http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis.cfm
David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D. (2010). What is Ethics in Research & Why is It Important?
Retrieved November 12, 2010, from http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis.cfm
When looking into some points myself about what is unethical but legal I have found many arguements such as :
ReplyDelete- Stretching the truth
- Not reporting an adverse event in a human research experiment
- Rejecting scripts without reading it
- Failing to keep good research records
- Ruining someone elses work
- Making unauthorised copies of data, papers or computer programs
- Deliberately overestimating the clinical significance of a new drug in order to obtain economic benefits
There are many more. Even though some of these points are not as controversial as say animal testing, they are all still important and are classed unethical in alot of types of research studies.