> Is it valid to research untreated syphilis in black men without their permission and informed consent? No.
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was inappropriate because they purposely withheld information about the diagnosis and lied about the efficacy of the treatments they were giving.
The problem wasn't that they conducted the research without telling the patients. Obviously the patients were aware that they were part of a research effort, since they directly interacted with the clinicians conducting it.
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was inappropriate because they purposely withheld information about the diagnosis and lied about the efficacy of the treatments they were giving.
The problem wasn't that they conducted the research without telling the patients. Obviously the patients were aware that they were part of a research effort, since they directly interacted with the clinicians conducting it.