1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m8K36ISQ2e"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-to-hhs-secretary-sebelius-on-a-new-nih-funded-premature-infant-study-lacking-compliance-with-ethical-consent-standards/">Letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius on a New NIH-Funded Premature Infant Study Lacking Compliance with Ethical Consent Standards</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-to-hhs-secretary-sebelius-on-a-new-nih-funded-premature-infant-study-lacking-compliance-with-ethical-consent-standards/embed/#?secret=m8K36ISQ2e" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius on a New NIH-Funded Premature Infant Study Lacking Compliance with Ethical Consent Standards” — Public Citizen" data-secret="m8K36ISQ2e" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Only months after exposing an unethical, federally funded experiment conducted on premature infants, Public Citizen has learned of a similar trial also posing known risks to premature babies without fully informing the parents about those risks. In a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sebelius, Public Citizen urges that recruitment for the trial, which started only recently, be halted, and that the parents of babies already enrolled in the study be contacted regarding the consent-form deficiencies.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628