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On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
How do you all deal with the moral issues and the ethical issues of leaving those that are getting the placebo--knowing that they are in a terminal status, as opposed to trying to shift them over?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford raises ethical concerns regarding placebo use in terminal illness trials.

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