Betrayed Bodies: US Government Sponsored Human Experiments
The dark history of unethical human experiments conducted by the US government is a disturbing reminder of the abuse of power and the violation of civil rights.
Human Experiments
Holding Scientists and Medical Researchers Accountable for Unethical Human Testing, Part 5: The Ultimate Guinea Pigs, Prison Inmates
Today, we look at the countless ways prison inmates have been used as human test subjects.
Holding Scientists and Medical Researchers Accountable for Unethical Human Testing, Part 4: Happy Veterans Day, You Magnificent Lab Rats
Today, it’s all about you, the veteran, you magnificent lab rat. Unethical experiments were conducted and are being conducted both by the military on civilians, and by the military or other agencies on military personnel. Why were and are they unethical? Because the test subjects—us—were not and are not fully informed of what is being done to them, and they did not knowingly consent to be used as a guinea pigs.
Holding Scientists and Medical Researchers Accountable for Unethical Human Testing, Part 1: J. Marion Sims, The Father of Gynecology
On Sunday I wrote about “7 Horrific Experiments U.S. Scientists Conducted on We The People and Their Final Solution.” I thought, OK, done. It’s a bleak topic and clearly using humans as guinea pigs in seven experiments is seven too many, but I’ve brought attention to the subject and can move on, right? Then a reader …
7 Horrific Experiments U.S. Scientists Conducted on We The People
Let’s review: 1. 1858: New York prison systems administer shower baths to unruly “negro” prisoners. What’s a shower bath, you ask. It’s essentially waterboarding, but in a seated position. Torturers of old apparently lacked the finesse of today’s torturers, not understanding how backing off was more detrimental to the victim because of the lingering fear. …