03529cam a2200409 i 4500 rnd000000000071763 RAND 20200811100902.0 030804s2003 cau b 000 0 eng d 2003008549 0833033646 (pbk.) RAND/MR-1546-STPI (Sirsi) a437726 $24.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR QH332 .E36 2003 Eiseman, Elisa. author. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission : contributing to public policy / Elisa Eiseman. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2003. xxviii, 172 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "Science and Technology Policy Institute." Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-172). Introduction -- NBAC in the Public Eye -- Response to the Cloning Human Beings Report -- Response to the Research Involving Persons with Mental Disorders That May Affect Decisionmaking Capacity Report -- Response to the Research Involving Human Biological Materials: Ethical Issues and Policy Guidance Report -- Response to the Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research Report -- Response to the Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries Report -- Response to the Ethical and Policy Issues in Research Involving Human Participants Report -- Summary -- Appendix: Data Collection Methods. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) was established by executive order in 1995 to advise the National Science and Technology Council and other government entities on bioethical issues arising from research on human biology and human behavior. During the commission's five-year tenure, it submitted six major reports to the White House that contained 120 recommendations on several complex bioethical issues, including the cloning of human beings, research involving persons with mental disorders that may affect decisionmaking capacity, research with human biological materials, embryonic stem cell research, U.S.-sponsored clinical trials in developing countries, and protection of human research participants. This RAND study was conducted to assess NBAC's contribution to the policymaking process as it relates to these issues. The author provides a detailed account of the responses to each of NBAC's six reports from the president, Congress, government, societies and foundations, other countries, and international organizations. Although no legislation has been passed based on NBAC's recommendations, agencies responsible for a major portion of federally funded research involving human participants-particularly the National Institutes of Health-have adopted several of NBAC's recommendations and issued research guidelines based on those recommendations. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. United States. National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Bioethics Government policy United States. Medical ethics Government policy United States. Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation) Rand Corporation. United States. National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Online Access http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1546/ 598999 598999