1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/Letter Criticizing Draft Report on Ethics of Research in Developing Countries - Public Citizenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PYo9Bbg4Rv"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-criticizing-draft-report-on-ethics-of-research-in-developing-countries/">Letter Criticizing Draft Report on Ethics of Research in Developing Countries</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-criticizing-draft-report-on-ethics-of-research-in-developing-countries/embed/#?secret=PYo9Bbg4Rv" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter Criticizing Draft Report on Ethics of Research in Developing Countries” — Public Citizen" data-secret="PYo9Bbg4Rv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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We are dismayed and deeply disappointed that the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) has seen fit to radically alter its draft report on the ethics of research in developing countries at the last minute to no longer require review by a U.S. Institutional Review Board (IRB) of U.S. government-funded research in developing countries.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628