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Unethical human experimentation is human experimentation that violates the principles of medical ethics. Such practices have included denying patients the right to informed consent, using pseudoscientific frameworks such as race science, and torturing people under the guise of research.
The experiments include the exposure of humans to many chemical and biological weapons (including infections with deadly or debilitating diseases), human radiation experiments, injections of toxic and radioactive chemicals, surgical experiments, interrogation and torture experiments, tests which involve mind-altering substances, and a wide varie...
- The Prison Doctor Who Did Testicular Transplants. From 1913 to 1951, eugenicist Leo Stanley was the chief surgeon at San Quentin State Prison, California’s oldest correctional institution.
- The Oncologist Who Injected Cancer Cells Into Patients and Prisoners. During the 1950s and 1960s, Sloan-Kettering Institute oncologist Chester Southam conducted research to learn how people’s immune systems would react when exposed to cancer cells.
- The Aptly Named ‘Monster Study’ Pioneering speech pathologist Wendell Johnson suffered from severe stuttering that began early in his childhood. His own experience motivated his focus on finding the cause, and hopefully a cure, for stuttering.
- The Dermatologist Who Used Prisoners As Guinea Pigs. One of the biggest breakthroughs in dermatology was the invention of Retin-A, a cream that can treat sun damage, wrinkles, and other skin conditions.
Human experiments were more extensive than often assumed with a minimum of 15,754 documented victims. Experiments rapidly increased from 1942, reaching a high point in 1943. The experiments remained at a high level of intensity despite imminent German defeat in 1945.
- Paul Weindling, Anna von Villiez, Aleksandra Loewenau, Aleksandra Loewenau, Nichola Farron
- 10.1016/j.endeavour.2015.10.005
- 2016
- Endeavour. 2016 Mar; 40(1): 1-6.
In experiments at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a genetically engineered human growth hormone (hGH) is injected into healthy short children. Consent is obtained from parents and affirmed by the children themselves.
Jan 9, 2019 · What makes some human experiments unethical, and what should we do with the ones that have contributed to current medicine?
Jul 30, 2019 · It is the basis for all rules regarding human experiments, including the requirement for informed consent. Most countries now have regulatory boards for clinical trials that insist on informed consent before people can participate in clinical trials.
