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73Turning residual human biological materials into research collections: playing with consentJournal of Medical Ethics 38 (6): 351-355. 2012.This article focuses on three scenarios in which residual biological materials are turned into research collections during the procedure of procuring these materials for diagnostic, therapeutic or other non-research purposes. These three scenarios differ from each other primarily because they employ different models of consent: (a) precautionary consent, which may be secured during the collecting procedure; (b) the presumed consent model, which may be applied during the collection of materials; …Read more
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50Relevant Information and Informed Consent in Research: In Defense of the Subjective Standard of DisclosureScience and Engineering Ethics 23 (1): 215-225. 2017.In this article, we seek to contribute to the debate on the requirement of disclosure in the context of informed consent for research. We defend the subjective standard of disclosure and describe ways to implement this standard in research practice. We claim that the researcher should make an effort to find out what kinds of information are likely to be relevant for those consenting to research. This invites researchers to take empirical survey information seriously, attempt to understand the cu…Read more
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74Twenty years of human research ethics committees in the baltic statesDeveloping World Bioethics 11 (1): 48-54. 2010.Two decades have passed since the first attempts were made to establish systematic ethical review of human research in the Baltic States. Legally and institutionally much has changed. In this paper we provide an historical and structural overview of ethical review of human research and identify some problems related to the role of ethical review in establishing quality research environment in these countries. Problems connected to (a) public availability of information, (b) management of conflic…Read more
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211Folk concepts of person and identity: A response to Nichols and BrunoPhilosophical Psychology 29 (1): 96-122. 2016.Nichols and Bruno claim that the folk judge that psychological continuity is necessary for personal identity. In this article, we evaluate this claim. First, we argue that it is likely that in thinking about hypothetical cases of transformations, the folk do not use a unitary concept of personal identity, but instead rely on different concepts of ‘person’, ‘identity’, and ‘individual’. Identity can be ascribed even when post-transformation individuals are no longer categorized as persons. Second…Read more
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35Non-beneficial pediatric research: individual and social interestsMedicine, Health Care and Philosophy 18 (1): 103-112. 2015.Biomedical research involving human subjects is an arena of conflicts of interests. One of the most important conflicts is between interests of participants and interests of future patients. Legal regulations and ethical guidelines are instruments designed to help find a fair balance between risks and burdens taken by research subjects and development of knowledge and new treatment. There is an universally accepted ethical principle, which states that it is not ethically allowed to sacrifice ind…Read more
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40Twenty Years of Human Research Ethics Committees in the Baltic StatesDeveloping World Bioethics 11 (1): 48-54. 2011.Two decades have passed since the first attempts were made to establish systematic ethical review of human research in the Baltic States. Legally and institutionally much has changed. In this paper we provide an historical and structural overview of ethical review of human research and identify some problems related to the role of ethical review in establishing quality research environment in these countries. Problems connected to (a) public availability of information, (b) management of conflic…Read more