Vulnerability

Wendy A. Rogers

doi:10.1017/9781108620024.004

Vulnerability

Wendy A. Rogers

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Abstract

Vulnerability is widely accepted as a relevant concept in human research regulation. Reflecting this, influential international research ethics guidelines require identification of, and protections for, participants who are deemed vulnerable. Nonetheless, vulnerability is challenging to conceptualise and define, with ongoing disputes about the nature and extent of moral obligations to the vulnerable. This chapter maps the history of vulnerability in human research ethics guidelines and explores current debates regarding the role of vulnerability in guiding ethical deliberations about research participation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge handbook of health research regulation
Editors	Graeme Laurie, Edward Dove, Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra, Catriona McMillan, Emily Postan, Nayha Sethi, Annie Sorbie
Place of Publication	Cambridge, UK
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Chapter	1
Pages	17-26
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108620024
ISBN (Print)	9781108475976
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108620024.004
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Keywords

ethics
exploitation
harms
research
vulnerability

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