An answer can be found in the 1964 Helsinki Declaration on biomedical research, which proclaims: "Concern for the interests of the subject must always prevail over the interests of science and society."
答案早在 1964 年的「赫爾辛基宣言」中明白揭示：「在進行有關人體試驗之醫學研究時，應將受試者之利益，置於科學及社會利益之上。」