Two Standards (Favoritism)
SUKHIT PHAOSAVASDI,M.D.*, SURASAK TANEEPA NICHSKUL, M.D.*, YUEN TANNIRANDORN, M.D.*, SORAJ HONGLADAROM, Ph.D.**, CHUMSAK PRUKSAPONG, M.D.***
Affiliation : *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkom University, **Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkom University, *** Police Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
In 1997, our group was invited to The
United Kingdom to attend The Revision of Helsinki
Declaration Conference. Many countries accused
Thailand for non-transparency and unfairness to
selected researchers for HIV' s pregnancy patients
study in many occasions(l,2).
At that time we were not aware that the
term "Two Standards" has a deeper meaning that
caused many problem to Thai society. As a matter
of, we realize and truly understand the "Two Standards" in our society, including unfairness, prejudice, human. rights violation, unlimited lies and
some occasional violence. These probably continue
not only to occur in medical professions, but also
in many other professions
Keywords : Medical Ethics, Two Standards
