
The much-anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—offering the first changes to the Common Rule since its publication in 1991—has now been released. in the interest of providing PRIM&R’s community with as much exposure to the issues raised within it, and the writing and scholarship around the proposed rules changes, PRIM&R and other organizations are cross-posting their thoughts. This post, from Dr. Celia B. Fisher at Fordham University, focuses on the proposed changes to minimal risk. It originally appeared on Ethics & Society, the Fordham University Center for Ethics Education blog.