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Added August 17th, 2006
A panel of medical advisors has suggested that the government looks at loosening restrictions that limit the testing of pharmaceutical drugs on prison inmates. The federal panel has put forward some changes that would alleviate the abuse that resulted in this practice being severely restricted over the past twenty or thirty years.
In the past, a combination of medical mistreatment and complaints from advocacy groups as to whether prisoners were able to make their own choice with regards to this testing resulted in these severe restrictions. The medical panel want the restrictions to be loosened but plan to add certain provisions that would help to avoid previous issues.
Around ninety percent of pharmaceutical products were tested on prison inmates until the 1970s, according to officials. Inmates were paid to test a diverse range of products, but at the same time were exposed to harmful chemicals and hallucinogenics.
One lawyer, who is also a co-founder of the National Prison Project, stated that with the reforms in place the dangers posed in the past should not pose a problem any longer. He stated: With the help of external review boards that would include a prisoner advocate I do believe that the potential benefits of biomedical research outweigh the potential risks.
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