Physician: In order to investigate diseases caused by hormonal imbalances, a certain researcher wants to study, among others, 200 children whose pituitary glands fail to produce typical amounts of Human Growth Hormone (HGH)  The study would involve administering a synthetic version of HGH to the children over a two-year period  But medical research should be permitted only if it is likely to reveal important information about a medical condition and is known to pose only a minimal risk to the subjects
The researcher' s proposed study should be prohibited
About 10, 000 children have already been given synthetic HGH without obvious side effects.