# Articulating the need to minimize moral incursions in research: The least infringement condition

**Authors:** Jeremy Sugarman

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s44319-025-00490-w · EMBO Reports · 2025-05-27

## TL;DR

The paper argues for using less morally sensitive methods in research to achieve important scientific goals.

## Contribution

It introduces the 'least infringement condition' as a framework for ethical research.

## Key findings

- The least infringement condition emphasizes minimizing moral incursions in research.
- It provides a reasonable approach to balancing scientific goals with ethical obligations.

## Abstract

The “least infringement condition” offers a reasonable articulation of the obligation to use less morally sensitive methods and materials to achieve important scientific objectives.

## Full-text entities

- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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