AHRP Testimonies

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AHRP Testimonies

Protecting Human Subjects in Research: Are Current Safeguards Adequate?
April 23, 2002November 21, 2014

Current federal regulations set no limits on the level of risk that a competent adult may voluntarily choose to undertake for the sake of science. The regulations require prior approval by a review board (IRB) to ensure the research meets scientific and ethical justification, to ensure that the risks and benefits (if any) are fully disclosed to the subject, and that the subject can exercise the right to give or withhold informed consent.

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AHRP Amicus Brief – Kennedy Krieger Institute
October 1, 2001March 5, 2025

Text of AHRP Amicus Brief filed with the Maryland Court of Appeals in support of the Court’s ruling against Kennedy Krieger Institute for exposing children to lead poison in an experiment. The Court of Appeals Decision Validates AHRP’s Stand Against Using Children in Harmful Research Experiments.

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Testimony Re: Research Involving Children
April 5, 2001November 21, 2014

Submitted to the Office of Human Research Protection
by Vera Hassner Sharav and Marie M. Cassidy, Ph.D, D.Sc.

AHRP recognizes that to include children in clinical trials for any medication presents a dilemma of truly Solomonic proportions. It is a choice between continuing the practice of prescribing untested drugs for children, as is currently the operational system, or conducting meaningful trials to determine both safety and effectiveness.

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Chemically Induced Psychosis Experiments: An Inhumane Paradigm in Psychiatric Research
February 2, 2000November 21, 2014

Congressional Testimony submitted by Vera Sharav

Statement For the Record Submitted to
The U.S. Senate Sub-Committee: Public Health & Safety of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Hearing

Our efforts helped bring to public attention major medical ethics violations in Federally-funded research in which uninformed, vulnerable American citizens are put at high risks without justification. As a result, such individuals have often suffered severe consequences – some have lost their lives unnecessarily. Based on the evidence – including testimonies by families and patients – we believe five factors contribute to unethical human experiments:

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Submitted to the Office of Human Research Protectionby Vera Hassner Sharav and Marie M. Cassidy, Ph.D, D.Sc.

Congressional Testimony submitted by Vera Sharav

Submitted to the Office of Human Research Protection
by Vera Hassner Sharav and Marie M. Cassidy, Ph.D, D.Sc.