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Identifying and evaluating layers of vulnerability - a way forward.
- Source :
- Developing World Bioethics; Jun2019, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p86-95, 10p, 1 Diagram
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- "Vulnerability" is a key concept for research ethics and public health ethics. This term can be discussed from either a conceptual or a practical perspective. I previously proposed the metaphor of layers to understand how this concept functions from the conceptual perspective in human research. In this paper I will clarify how my analysis includes other definitions of vulnerability. Then, I will take the practical-ethical perspective, rejecting the usefulness of taxonomies to analyze vulnerabilities. My proposal specifies two steps and provides a procedural guide to help rank layers. I introduce the notion of cascade vulnerability and outline the dispositional nature of layers of vulnerability to underscore the importance of identifying their stimulus condition. In addition, I identify three kinds of obligations and some strategies to implement them. This strategy outlines the normative force of harmful layers of vulnerability. It offers concrete guidance. It contributes substantial content to the practical sphere but it does not simplify or idealize research subjects, research context or public health challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PUBLIC health ethics
PUBLIC health research
DEFINITIONS
HUMAN experimentation
COMPARATIVE studies
INFORMED consent (Medical law)
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
MEDICAL research
PUBLIC health
RESEARCH
RESEARCH ethics
INSTITUTIONAL review boards
SOCIAL responsibility
EVALUATION research
AT-risk people
HUMAN research subjects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14718731
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Developing World Bioethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136838751
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dewb.12206