The ____ is a code of ethics for medical experimentation with human subjects developed after WWII.

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The Nuremberg Code was a set of ten ethical principles for human experimentation created after the atrocities committed by Nazi doctors during World War II. The Code established that research participants must give voluntary, informed consent to participate in a study and that the benefits of the research must outweigh the risks. The Milgram protocol and Genovese protocol do not exist, and while the American Medical Association has its own Code of Medical Ethics, it is not specifically focused on human subjects research.

The ____ Is a Code of Ethics for Medical Experimentation