BMJ 2002; 325(7365) ( 21 Sep )
Survey: Consent for using leftover body material for scientific purposes
Accompanying a debate in the journal, we conducted a straw poll on the web site, asking:"Should consent be sought for using left over body material for scientific purposes?"
The final result, with 266 people responding, was:
Yes No Medically qualified doctor 39 (29%) 95 (70%) Other health care professional 15 (48%) 16 (51%) Academic researcher 29 (54%) 24 (45%) Patient or patient support group 7 (77%) 2 (22%) Member of the public 18 (62%) 11 (37%) Other 5 (50%) 5 (50%) TOTALS Yes: 113 (42%) No: 153 (57%)
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