National Research Act
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The National Research Act was enacted by the 93rd United States Congress
. It created the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
to oversee and regulate the use of human experimentation
in medicine
. It was partly a response to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study.
The act was signed into law on July 12, 1974.
93rd United States Congress
The Ninety-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard...
. It created the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research was the first public national body to shape bioethics policy in the United States....
to oversee and regulate the use of human experimentation
Human experimentation
Human subject research includes experiments and observational studies. Human subjects are commonly participants in research on basic biology, clinical medicine, nursing, psychology, and all other social sciences. Humans have been participants in research since the earliest studies...
in medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
. It was partly a response to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study.
The act was signed into law on July 12, 1974.