Hsueh Chi-yuan admits that Taiwan's legal protections for study subjects fail to live up to the spirit of the Helsinki Declaration. Protections, particularly for subjects who are disadvantaged or already receiving medical treatment, will need to be strengthened when the Medical Services Act is revised.
醫事處長薛瑞元坦承，從「赫爾辛基宣言」的精神來看，我國在受試者保護方面的法規尚未臻完善，特別是對弱勢者和已接受醫療服務者的保護，仍有待修訂「醫療法」加強。