Poverty, bioethics and research

Authors

  • Cléa Regina de Oliveira Ribeiro WHO; Collaborating Center for Nursing Research Development
  • Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone Zoboli WHO; Collaborating Center for Nursing Research Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000700020

Keywords:

bioethics, poverty, social inequity, biomedical research, vulnerability, equity, personal autonomy

Abstract

The article presents a reflection on conception of poverty as a condition or circumstance that restricts personal autonomy and increases vulnerability. Focusing on bioethical arguments, the authors discuss two perspectives: (i) economic, that relates poverty to incapacity to work and (ii) ethical-philosophical, which relates poverty to inequality and injustice. The first perspective corresponds to the World Bank's view according to its recommendations to the political and economic adjustment in Latin America. The second one is based on concepts of fairness and equality as components of social justice. The subjects' autonomy and vulnerability have been under question in an international movement that requests revision of ethical guidelines for the biomedical research. The bioethical arguments presented in this article enhance a discussion on unfair treatment to subjects enlisted in protocols sponsored by rich countries and hosted by poor nations.

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Published

2007-10-01

Issue

Vol. 15 (2007): Número Especial

Section

Review Articles

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How to Cite

Poverty, bioethics and research. (2007). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 15(spe), 843-849. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000700020