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Senate committee rejects resolution reaffirming Nuremberg Code as Idaho research standard
Summary
A Senate committee heard hours of debate and voted down Senate Concurrent Resolution 104, a nonbinding measure from Sen. Tammy Nichols that would have reaffirmed the Nuremberg Code as a foundational ethical standard for medical and scientific research in Idaho.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 104, introduced by Sen. Tammy Nichols, failed on a 3-6 roll call in the Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee after extended debate about the resolution's scope and foreign references.
The resolution would have “reaffirm[ed] the Nuremberg Code as the foundation of ethical research,” encouraged Idaho medical, academic and research institutions to follow recognized guidelines and promoted “transparency, informed consent, and independent oversight,” Nichols said during the committee hearing. Nichols said the resolution is advisory only and carries no fiscal impact.
Nichols, Tammy Nichols, Senator, District 10, described the Nuremberg Code’s origin in 1947 as a response to Nazi-era human experiments and listed historical abuses she said…
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