What is the belmont report?

Answer 1

The Belmont Report discusses about the Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research. It was created by the "National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research" which was established on July 12th, 1974. On April 18th 1979, the National Commission drafted The Belmont Report and published it in Federal register.

The three basic ethical principles identified by Belmont report are:

1. Respect for persons: Subjects must enter into the research voluntarily and with adequate information. This is called as 'informed consent'.
2. Beneficence: Maximize possible benefits and minimize possible harms
3. Justice: Every person should be treated fairly and equitably while bearing the risks and benefits.