Nontherapeutic Research with Children: Grimes v Kennedy Krieger Institute
Leonard H. Glantz, JD
Leonard H. Glantz is Professor of Health Law at the Boston University School of Public Health. Requests for reprints should be sent to Leonard H. Glantz, JD, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St T-3, Boston, MA 02215 (e-mail: lglantz{at}bu.edu).
Research with young children raises difficult issues of lawand ethics. A recent Maryland case, Grimes v Kennedy KriegerInstitute, Inc, appears to impose restrictive rules on researchwith children when the subjects are put at risk but cannot derivedirect benefit from their involvement in the research project.This case exemplifies the tension that exists between the goalof science to increase knowledge and the protection of the rightsand welfare of nonconsenting research subjects. While some languagein the opinion may be difficult to understand or apply, forthe most part the case reflects the problems other courts andethicists have had in delineating the role of children in "nontherapeutic"research. (Am J Public Health. 2002;92:10701073)
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