The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

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This paper discusses the Tuskegee Syphilis study. It describes the background of the study and how they recruited participants. The paper then discusses the course of the study and the issues that occurred. Next, the paper looks at the factors that led to the study being terminated. Finally, the paper discusses the ethical problems that arose and the implications of the study for future medical research.

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"Institutions and committees sponsoring or evaluating medical studies using live human subjects should clearly make a choice between the fundamental rights of these subjects to information and the future benefits to be derived by society from the researches. They should refrain from using live human subjects unless absolutely willing to take the risk. On the other hand, the management of sponsors to medical research should monitor the progress of the study. It should make sure all the snags and issues arising from any stage are promptly and satisfactorily addressed. If in power, a responsible leader would take a representative sampling of all possible races. Every participant should be encouraged to express objections and views as the study progressed.
Moreover, an ethicist should be part of the project or consulted several times during the conduct of the study."

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