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Saturday, September 13, 2014

The Foster Children in Medical Research Debate

The Foster Children in Medical Research Debate

With scant public notice Congress authorized the employment of foster children in medical research in 1989. This decision was based on HHS Secretary Bowen's recommendation that:
State and local child welfare agencies should create systems to manage the participation of children in foster care in special medical treatment and experimental trials. (HHS/ASPE, 1989, p. 60).

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