Belmont Report

The Belmont Report is a document that explains the ethical principles and guidelines that help researchers decide what is right and wrong when they are doing research with people. The Belmont Report was written by a group of experts in 1977. It covers three key ethical principles: respect for persons, beneficial actions, and justice. Respect for persons means that people should be treated as equals, regardless of their backgrounds. It also means that researchers must obtain a person's permission (or "informed consent") before conducting research on them. Beneficial actions means that researchers should only do research that is likely to benefit people in some way. Justice means that researchers should strive to treat people fairly and not just benefit one group of people over another.