Changing the Consent Rules for Desert Storm
- 12 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 326 (11) , 770-773
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199203123261117
Abstract
SHORTLY before the beginning of Operation Desert Storm, during Desert Shield, the U.S. military sought a waiver of requirements for informed consent for the use of investigational drugs and vaccines on our troops in the Persian Gulf. The danger of chemical and biologic warfare was seen as demanding this waiver, although the Nuremberg Code, other codes of medical ethics, and respect for the human rights of American soldiers seemed to caution against it. One year later it seems reasonable to review this decision. The legal maneuvering to revise consent regulations for wartime conditions provides a case study that highlights three . . .Keywords
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