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The President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research was a bioethics organization in the United States.

This Congressionally mandated group was formed in 1978, succeeding the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. It worked independently from January 1980 to March 1983.

Publications

Its publications included:

  • Defining Death (1981)
  • Protecting Human Subjects (1981)
  • Whistleblowing in Biomedical Research (1981)
  • IRB Guidebook (1981)
  • Compensating for Research Injuries (1982)
  • Splicing Life: The Social and Ethical Issues of Genetic Engineering with Human Beings (1982)
  • Making Health Care Decisions (1982)
  • Deciding to Forego [sic Life-Sustaining Treatment] (1983)
  • Implementing Human Research Regulations (1983)
  • Screening and Counseling for Genetic Conditions: The Ethical, Social, and Legal Implications of Genetic Screening, Counseling, and Education Programs (1983)
  • Securing Access to Health Care (1983)
  • Summing Up (1983)
  • References

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