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Examples, when ethical concerns stopped scientific advances? (mander.xyz)

submitted 23 hours ago by partner_boat_slug@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What are examples of research topics/areas where ethical concerns have held science back? Are there any? I guess "cloning humans" is such a field?

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[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

So many medicines are not licensed for pregnant women, not because there are known risks, but just because conducting human trials in that population is difficult ethically.

As a result, pregnant women have access to less treatment options, and may suffer unnecessary pain and adverse health outcomes. Which is also a bad thing, ethically...

[–] partner_boat_slug@mander.xyz 1 points 22 hours ago

Yeah most replies here focus on human trials and experimentation on living things.