Read the description of the study below and decide which if any of the Belmont principle are applicable. A researcher would like to conduct a study on heart disease. It will involve collecting baseline measures, monitoring physical activity and numerous follow-ups. Specifically, participants will be randomly assigned to two treatment groups and their risk of developing heart disease monitored. Women and African Americans are more likely to develop heart disease, so the researcher recruits more women and African Americans than Whites or men.

In the study presented above, we can see the principles of beneficence and justice.

Explanation:

Belmont principles is the term that determines the principles that should compose researches related to human health, allowing that these researches are done in ethical and moral principles. These principles are: beneficence (proposes that researches aim to promote good), justice (proposes that all elements of the research and their applicability are fair) and respect (proposes that all participants are respected and valued).

In the experiment shown in the question above, we can see that beneficence and justice were the principles used. This is because the research sought to do good to people with heart disease and as these diseases are more frequent in women and blacks, it is fair that the participants are, in their majority, blacks and women.