The plaintiff’s representative, Mr Arreaza, asked the haunting question: "What turns a person into Nikolas Cruz? Yet, influencing Cruz to donate his brain, even after death, crosses a line that we must be careful not to blur. The Belmont Report and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights both emphasize that participation in medical research must be voluntary, informed, and free from coercion. The Nuremberg Code, born out of the darkest chapter in medical history, insists that voluntary consent is the bedrock of ethical research. At trial, it was established that Nikolas Cruz is a severely traumatized individual.

Source: New York Times October 11, 2024 15:01 UTC