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Researchers are calling for the retraction of misleading anti-abortion studies that could influence judges in critical cases
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Researchers are calling for the retraction of misleading anti-abortion studies that could influence judges in critical cases
Julia Littell and colleagues argue that better adherence to ethical standards for correction or retraction of unreliable publications is essential to avoid harmful effects on public policy, clinical practice, and public health The scientific community has contended with unreliable research for decades.12 Ideally, fatally flawed studies will be detected by peer reviewers and rejected by journal editors, but these processes are subjective, varied, and susceptible to error.34 Post-publication critiques can identify important flaws, and public debate can shed light on the nature of these problems,...
The panel resigned over controversial research about abortion and women's mental health.
The panel resigned over controversial research about abortion and women's mental health.