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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Some Bioethical Issues In Indian Ethical Guidelines For Biomedical Research On Human Subjects
Jayapaul AZARIAHa
aAll India Bioethics Association New No. 4, 8th Lane, Indiranagar, Chennai 600 020, INDIA
India biomedical history is very ancient and has a rich dose of bioethical basis. Such a history is very rarely remembered. However, due to the current rapid stride in modern science and technology, India is seeking fresh ethical guidelines to steer through the bioethical problems of the 21st century. These bioethical issues are contentious, controversial and complex. Some of the existing legal frameworks provide the ethical guidelines for biomedical research on human subjects. A code of Medical Ethics was framed under the section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act of 1956. Some of the bioethical issues in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act), 1971 and the Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Subjects (EGBRHS) are considered in this paper.
The paper while outlining some of the contradictory nature of issues covered in these two ethical documents, it also traces the early legal environment that covered abortions. Introduction of the MTP Act the criminality of abortion seems to have been covered. However, EGBRHS considerations outlined in EGBRHS seem to contract the sanction of abortion on request by the MTP Act. The question of personhood of the foetus has been dealt with in order to avoid any moral and legal difficulties.Keywords: Biyoetik konular, biyomedikal araştırma, Hindistan biyomedikal tarihi, insan deneklerTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2005, 13:165-173
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