The stats seem to say it all, 1.2% died under trial conditions vs. 4% overall mortality in that hospital. Surely that's a figure to be praised, not condemned.
I agree, I'm sure there are all sorts of ethical issues involved, but it appears that the babies are actually advantaged by being involved in the clinical trials.
Much of the 60% apparently saved by holding such trials in India will be due to reduced labour costs alone, surely.
Perhaps another way of looking at it: what treatment would have been otherwise available to those babies if the trials and their sponsors weren't happening at the local hospital?
I'm sure there are worse things happening in India......
The stats seem to say it all, 1.2% died under trial conditions vs. 4% overall mortality in that hospital. Surely that's a figure to be praised, not condemned.
I agree, I'm sure there are all sorts of ethical issues involved, but it appears that the babies are actually advantaged by being involved in the clinical trials.
Much of the 60% apparently saved by holding such trials in India will be due to reduced labour costs alone, surely.
Perhaps another way of looking at it: what treatment would have been otherwise available to those babies if the trials and their sponsors weren't happening at the local hospital?
I'm sure there are worse things happening in India......