US-Funded Hepatitis B Study on Newborns in Guinea-Bissau Halted

A clinical trial funded by the United States on newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been suspended amid growing ethical concerns over coerced consent and the risks of a deliberate experiment. Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide answers regarding its funding of the study.

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• The trial is funded by the United States and includes newborns in Guinea-Bissau.

  «A contentious, United States-funded clinical trial involving newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted»

  Yahoo
• The reasons for the suspension relate to concerns over bioethics and coerced consent.

  «following mounting concerns over bioethics, coercive consent and the dangers of deliberately»

  Yahoo
• Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.

  «Top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday demanded answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention»

  The Hill

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