Presidential “Bioethical” panel pushes for the testing of anthrax vaccine in children
Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK
Sharon Begley, Reuters | March 19, 2013
A presidential ethics panel [Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues] has opened the door to testing an anthrax vaccine on children as young as infants, bringing an angry response from critics who say the children would be guinea pigs in a study that would never help them and might harm them. …
… “one of the most difficult ethical reviews a bioethics board has ever conducted” …
Example:
… BioThrax can cause fetal harm when administered to
a pregnant woman. …