Political Pressure and Social Research

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The first part of the paper examines current government regulations regarding social research, with a special emphasis on the "Protection of Human Subjects" or The Common Rule. The second part of the paper examines the arguments from academic and research groups regarding these rules. In the last section, this paper looks at how these rules and regulations affect current research in the related areas of cloning technology, stem cell research, and fetal tissue research.

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"The Common Rule, formally titled "Protection of Human Subjects," is part of the government's Code of Federal Regulations. The Common Rule was issued in 1991 under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services, though earlier versions have been in existence since 1966. Seventeen federal agencies " including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education and the Department of Defense " subscribe to the Common Rule and use this as the basic regulatory measure for any research involving human subjects that is funded by the federal government (45.CFR.46.111)."

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