United States Research, National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Belmont Report

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. On behalf of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, I am pleased to trans mit our Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research. The identification of basic ethical principles that should underlie the conduct of research involving human subjects, and the development of guidelines to assure that such principles are followed, were topics of studies set forth in the Com mission's mandate under Public Law 93-348. This mandate also directs the Commission to submit its report to the President, the Congress, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.