The contributing to public policy Eiseman, Elisa. creator author. Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation) Rand Corporation United States National Bioethics Advisory Commission. text bibliography cau 2003 monographic eng

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xxviii, 172 pages ; 23 cm 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. 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. Elisa Eiseman. "Science and Technology Policy Institute." Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-172). 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 QH332 .E36 2003 0833033646 (pbk.) 2003008549 http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1546/ http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1546/ CstmoR 030804 20200811100902.0 rnd000000000071763