Abstract

BIANCHINI, Alahí. A justification for the duty to research: COVID-19, right to science and distributive obligations. Rev. Bioética y Derecho [online]. 2021, n.51, pp.5-20.  Epub Mar 29, 2021. ISSN 1886-5887.

In this article, I will provide a justification for the duty to research that States have during public health emergencies, in this case due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Furthermore, I will defend that this duty to research follows from the right to science in normal times, and in times of emergency also stems from the right to health, and I will detail what obligations arise. Finally, I will try to answer some objections related to research on human beings in times of pandemics namely moral impermissibility of research, the waste of time when researching in a pandemic, the minimization of scientific standards in emergency contexts, and the irrelevance of the state.

Keywords : Right to science; clinical research; research in the context of a public health emergency; research ethics; duty to research; COVID-19.

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