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Opt-out from biobanks better respects patients’ autonomy
BMJ 2008; 337 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1580 (Published 10 September 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a1580
- Linus Johnsson, student1,
- Mats G Hansson, professor1,
- Stefan Eriksson, senior researcher1,
- Gert Helgesson, senior researcher2
- 1Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
- 2Unit for Bioethics, LIME, Karolinska Institutet, Berzelius väg 3, SE-171 77 Stockholm
- linus.johnsson{at}crb.uu.se
We found that dissent to storage and use of samples by Swedish healthcare biobanks is rare and does not pose a threat to research, concluding that the results give prima facie reason to consider a move to an opt-out system.1
Laurie presented two controversies as evidence that …
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