Protected from harm, harmed by protection: ethical consequences of the exclusion of pregnant participants from clinical trials

Pregnancy is a frequently applied exclusion criteria for many forms of research. Common justifications for this exclusion include the potential for teratogenicity, as well as the potential for physiologic changes in pregnancy to impact the research itself. The systematic exclusion of pregnant person...

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Main Author: Rebecca L Zur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-10-01
Series:Research Ethics Review
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161231189843