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Ethical and Legal Obligations for Research Involving Pregnant Persons in a Post-Dobbs Context

  • DePaul University College of Law
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Lurie Children's Hospital
  • Mayo Clinic

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Abstract

In light of a history of categorical exclusion, it is critical that pregnant people are included in research to help improve the knowledge base and interventions needed to address public health. Yet the volatile legal landscape around reproductive rights in the United States threatens to undue recent progress made toward the greater inclusion of pregnant people in research. We offer ethical and practical guidance for researchers, sponsors, and institutional review boards to take specific steps to minimize legal risks and ensure the ethical conduct of research with pregnant people in an evolving legal environment.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)504-510
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Volume51
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 13 2023
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Richard M. Weinmeyer, Seema K. Shah & Michelle L. McGowan, Ethical and Legal Obligations for Research Involving Pregnant Persons in a Post-Dobbs Context, 51 J. L. Med. & Ethics 504 (2023).

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Medicine

Keywords

  • Abortion
  • Health Law
  • Human Subjects Research
  • Pregnancy
  • Research Ethics and Regulation

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