Q: Can an exempt human subject withdraw or refuse to participate?
If an exempt human subject no longer wishes to be a part of any project or research or study or experiment can they withdraw or refuse? Or what can they do so that they no longer have to participate? What if they’ve already participated for over 12 years, is there any way out of it? No consent was ever given at all, and the subject was not informed of any of it. There may be someone acting as a legal representative for the subject even though the subjects compitence has never been in question. It would appear that the subject had two DUNs numbers under their name until the subject found them and then the names changed within 24 hrs of being found but the addresses stayed the same for the “businesses” that appear to be fronts of some kind. The subject can not access any more info on them without a legal representative to do it for them. In order to be eligible for the funding the subject has to have a DUNs number. The subject has never received any type of compensation ever at all.
A:
Much more info needed.
I assume there was a contract that was signed and possibly compensation to the subject.
a well-drafted contract would take into account what happens if the subject drops out?
there may be financial consequences from this.
but they can't force you to do something
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