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Quotation from The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research by National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research

“Three basic principles, among those generally accepted in our cultural tradition, are particularly relevant to the ethics of research involving human subjects: the principles of respect of persons, beneficence and justice.”

National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research

The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, Part B: Basic Ethical Principles

The report names its three principles.

Citation: "Three basic principles, among those generally accepted in our cultural tradition, are particularly relevant to the ethics of research involving human subjects: the principles of respect of persons, beneficence and justice." — National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, Part B: Basic Ethical Principles. (id the-belmont-report-q1)

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