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Idaho committee rejects resolution reaffirming Nuremberg Code as research foundation
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee debated SCR 104, a nonbinding resolution presented by Sen. Tammy Nichols to reaffirm the Nuremberg Code and related international bioethics documents; the committee voted 3–6 against sending the resolution to the Senate floor.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted 3–6 against sending Senate Concurrent Resolution 104 to the floor after a substantive hearing in which supporters said the measure would reaffirm long-standing ethical standards for human research and opponents objected to referencing international declarations.
Senator Tammy Nichols, D10, introduced SCR 104 as an advisory resolution “that reaffirms Idaho's commitment to ethical medical and scientific research by recognizing the Nuremberg Code as the foundation for protecting human rights.” Nichols said the resolution encourages Idaho medical, academic and research institutions to follow recognized ethical guidelines, reiterating "voluntary consent, transparency, and safeguards…
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