A researcher studying the effects of a certain pain reliever on children with chronic pain gave one group of children the pain medication and gave a placebo (or sugar pill) to another group of children. After the results were recorded, the placebo group did not receive real pain medication. This violates which of the following children's research rights?
A) privacy
B) beneficial treatments
C) informed consent
D) knowledge of results

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The violation pertains to the right to beneficial treatments. In research, especially involving vulnerable populations like children, it's crucial that participants are not denied access to treatments that could potentially benefit them. In this scenario, the children in the placebo group were denied the real pain medication, which could have alleviated their chronic pain, thus violating their right to receive beneficial treatments.

A Researcher Studying the Effects of a Certain Pain Reliever