Developing countries often serve as an easy and cost
effective location for clinical trials for new medications. People volunteer to
take part in clinical trials but this can be a tricky concept in developing
countries where families are struggling to put food on the table and a roof
over their heads. Free will gets questioned in developing countries due to the
fact that many people are practically forced into volunteering these things
because they finally see a rare opportunity to help their family survive.
This article focuses on free will in developing countries.
The volunteers for clinical trials are not always as “free” as they seem. Their
lives are being put at risk in order to earn money to survive or afford daily
necessities.
Natalie Newman
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/testing-drugs-on-the-developing-world/273329/
very interesting to know.
ReplyDeleteI do sort of think it's wrong to test drugs on people in develeoping nations. Like you said, the "volunteer" aspect of it is pretty much not volunteering. If it gets them money and food, I'm sure it's seen as an only choice for some people. But they are aware that they are risking their lives and health for their family, so in a way it is volunteer.
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