Ethical Principles in the Belmont Report

The authors in this article present ethical issues that are largely present in research and should be considered by any researcher. The authors note that adequate empirical research into ethical issues has not been conducted. In fact, some ethical issues have been on the spotlight with more research going into them as opposed to others. For example, the authors note that a lot of research has focused on communication between the participants and the researchers (Stanley, Sieber & Melton, 1987). Among the most important ethical issues in research as noted in this article is the giving of consent by participants. Researchers should ensure that they disclose all research information and ensure that participants clearly comprehend what the research is all about before giving their consent. This article also delves into the decision making process of participants before they give consent to be part of research. For example, most participants are still willing to participate in biomedical research even when they understand risks as they confuse research for treatment. The article also goes...