Abstract
This paper aims to perform a comparative analysis of Brazilian Resolution 466/12 and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, in the context of research on human beings, to verify if the Resolution deals with the principles defined by the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. The results showed that while the Unesco text describes the ethical principles that guide the respect of human dignity, in addition to dealing with biomedical, biotechnology, sanitary, social and environmental issues, the Brazilian Resolution is still heavily influenced by clinical bioethics and focused on biomedical practices. The Resolution lacks terms such as “solidarity”, “responsibility”, “individual responsibility”, “diversity” and “social development”. The Declaration discusses the term “equity”, while the Resolution deals only with “reducing inequalities”. Published seven years after the signing of the Unesco Declaration, the Brazilian paper has a more principlist content than the comprehensive and political content of the Unesco document.
Keywords:
Bioethics; Research, ethics; Human rights