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Idaho committee rejects resolution reaffirming Nuremberg Code as research standard
Summary
Senate Concurrent Resolution 104, which would have reaffirmed the Nuremberg Code as the foundation for ethical research in Idaho, failed in committee after extended debate over its references to international declarations and the need for new language beyond existing protections.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 104, which would have reaffirmed the Nuremberg Code as the foundation for ethical medical and scientific research in Idaho, failed in committee after debate about scope and international references.
Sen. Tammy Nichols, R-District 10, introduced SCR 104, telling the committee the resolution "reaffirms Idaho's commitment to ethical medical and scientific research by recognizing the Nuremberg Code as the foundation for protecting human rights." She cited the Nuremberg Code's origins after World War II and named historical abuses — the Tuskegee syphilis study, Willowbrook hepatitis research and the Guatemala syphilis experiments — as reasons Idaho should restate basic protections like…
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