Discussion:
In an effort to gain knowledge on society’s view of ethics within scientific research, sixty participants were surveyed and prompted to express their level of agreement on choices taken within specific ethical dilemmas. The ethical dilemmas questioned the ethics within the consent of cognitively impaired research participants, and the involvement of family members within research studies. 70% of the participants agreed that it was ethical to include family members who have the medical condition of interest within scientific research. This finding relates to the natural longing of people to want to help those who they have a personal relationship with, especially if the person who can save the participant’s life is the primary caregiver. The data collected relates to discovered literature. Literature indicates that an estimated 9.9 million caregivers provide 8.5 billion hours of care at a value of $94 billion dollars for those with …show more content…
60% of participants agreed to save Johnson’s mother at the expense of following the correct research procedures. These results, and the results previously mentioned, indicate that humans are more likely to view ethical dilemmas from an emotional standpoint. The weighted risks are associated with the strength of the scientist to research participant relationship. The included survey question concerned whether or not one would save someone they know and love, or focus on saving random citizens. Thus, the responses goes against literature that states that science is for the betterment of society as a whole, not specifically for the betterment of one individual
In an effort to gain knowledge on society’s view of ethics within scientific research, sixty participants were surveyed and prompted to express their level of agreement on choices taken within specific ethical dilemmas. The ethical dilemmas questioned the ethics within the consent of cognitively impaired research participants, and the involvement of family members within research studies. 70% of the participants agreed that it was ethical to include family members who have the medical condition of interest within scientific research. This finding relates to the natural longing of people to want to help those who they have a personal relationship with, especially if the person who can save the participant’s life is the primary caregiver. The data collected relates to discovered literature. Literature indicates that an estimated 9.9 million caregivers provide 8.5 billion hours of care at a value of $94 billion dollars for those with …show more content…
60% of participants agreed to save Johnson’s mother at the expense of following the correct research procedures. These results, and the results previously mentioned, indicate that humans are more likely to view ethical dilemmas from an emotional standpoint. The weighted risks are associated with the strength of the scientist to research participant relationship. The included survey question concerned whether or not one would save someone they know and love, or focus on saving random citizens. Thus, the responses goes against literature that states that science is for the betterment of society as a whole, not specifically for the betterment of one individual