General Assembly Resolution # 425
Protection of Biomedical Research
A resolution to modify universal standards of healthcare.
Recognizing the vast potential of biomedical research to improve and save the lives of the citizens of Member-States,
Applauding the great strides already made in the field by many Member-States,
Desiring to establish a universal scientific standard so as to facilitate international cooperation and advancement,
Appalled by the complete lack of moral fiber demonstrated by organizations that oppose life-saving research,
And condemning the placement of unjust and illegitimate restrictions on such research,
The World Assembly hereby;
Defines, for the purposes of this resolution:
Biomedical Research as the fields of research investigating the causes of disease, disease prevention, treatment, and the mitigation or elimination of medical conditions including, but not limited to: Cancer, Paraplegia, and Motor Neuron Diseases,
Mandates:
That Member-States determine the sapience of any species for which the status is as-yet indeterminate or unknown prior to allowing, or engaging in biomedical experimentation on said species,
That Member-States consider any temporarily or permanently incapacitated member of a species known to be sapient, to be themselves Sapient, regardless of disability or condition,
That any and all research efforts within Member-States, barring those protected for reasons of security, disclose any and all conflicts of interest, including, but not limited to, origin and amount of funding, methodological biases, and personal biases in research personnel,
That Member-States place no restrictions on biomedical research beyond those that are necessary to ensure that research efforts meet ethical and scientific standards,
That Member-States rescind any and all biomedical research ethics standards and regulations that do not serve specifically to minimize or eliminate direct or indirect harm to life provably sentient or sapient at the time of research, and,
Clarifies, to avoid certain deliberate misinterpretations,
That the above provisions are subject to extant legislation,
That nothing in this legislation prevents Member-States for ensuring proper respect for the deceased,
That nothing in this legislation prevents Member-States from enforcing Environmental protections,
And reminds Member-States that any and all determinations of sapience or sentience are subject to extant World Assembly legislation and scientific procedure.
Passed: | |
For: | 15,041 | 76.6% |
Against: | 4,595 | 23.4% |