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REVIEW PAPER
Ethical aspects of biomedical research in the context of progress in medicine
1
Department of Descriptive and Topographic Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Division of Medicine and Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
2
Regional Occupational Medicine Centre in Opole, located in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
3
Department of Plastic Surgery, Specialist Medical Center in Polanica-Zdrój, Poland
4
Department of General Surgery, Independent Public Health Care Center in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
5
Emergency Department, Independent Public Health Care Center in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
Submission date: 2012-02-23
Acceptance date: 2012-06-30
Publication date: 2020-04-10
Corresponding author
Piotr Drozdowski
Department of Plastic Surgery, Specialist Medical Center in Polanica-Zdrój, Jana Pawła II 2, Polanica-Zdrój, Poland. Tel.: +48 692 040 080; fax: +48 74 862 11 58.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Specialist Medical Center in Polanica-Zdrój, Jana Pawła II 2, Polanica-Zdrój, Poland. Tel.: +48 692 040 080; fax: +48 74 862 11 58.
Pol. Ann. Med. 2012;19(2):153-157
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Among numerous branches of science, advances in biomedical research are perceived to be the most controversial. This relates to biomedical experiments which involve human and animal trials. This article attempts to outline both historical and current dilemmas in the field of biomedical sciences.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to discuss ethical and moral issues connected with experiments involving animals and human beings. The authors aimed at presenting directions of development for new branches of medicine.
Material and methods:
This study presents a review of contemporary medical literature and legal regulations concerning experiments on animals and human beings.
Discussion:
The issue and definition of bioethics, its historical evolution, as well as specificity of medical sciences, experimental control methods, current implementation of a new operative technique – fetal surgery – and legal regulations concerning the protection of animals used for experimental purposes are presented.
Conclusions:
Experiments have always been a part of medical developments and it is unlikely that such would ever be abandoned. Over the years, not only the advancement of medical procedures, but also the efficacy of treatment has changed. Along with developments in medicine, the approach to medical experimentation on humans and animals has changed as well. Currently, medical experimentation has entered a new age which may be termed ‘‘humanitarian,’’ ‘‘planned’’ or ‘‘aimed,’’ which are all connected with devising well-accepted standards and appropriate legal regulations.
Among numerous branches of science, advances in biomedical research are perceived to be the most controversial. This relates to biomedical experiments which involve human and animal trials. This article attempts to outline both historical and current dilemmas in the field of biomedical sciences.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to discuss ethical and moral issues connected with experiments involving animals and human beings. The authors aimed at presenting directions of development for new branches of medicine.
Material and methods:
This study presents a review of contemporary medical literature and legal regulations concerning experiments on animals and human beings.
Discussion:
The issue and definition of bioethics, its historical evolution, as well as specificity of medical sciences, experimental control methods, current implementation of a new operative technique – fetal surgery – and legal regulations concerning the protection of animals used for experimental purposes are presented.
Conclusions:
Experiments have always been a part of medical developments and it is unlikely that such would ever be abandoned. Over the years, not only the advancement of medical procedures, but also the efficacy of treatment has changed. Along with developments in medicine, the approach to medical experimentation on humans and animals has changed as well. Currently, medical experimentation has entered a new age which may be termed ‘‘humanitarian,’’ ‘‘planned’’ or ‘‘aimed,’’ which are all connected with devising well-accepted standards and appropriate legal regulations.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None declared.
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