Ethical Dilemm Case Study Five On The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
An Ethical Dilemma
The ethical dilemma discussed in this assignment is the case study five on the Tuskegee syphilis study. The 1932 was sponsored by U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) in Macon County, Alabama comprised 412 poor African American syphilitic men and 204 disease-free men to determine the natural history of the disease (Markle, Fisher, & Smego, 2013, p.478). The people participated based on promises of “medical exams, rides to and from the clinics and, meals on examination days.” (Tuskegee University, n.d., para4)
Principles of global health ethics such as autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice have vital importance to the Tuskegee case study. The socioeconomic and racial status of the victims influenced treatment provided the study subjects before and at the completion of the research.
Autonomy …show more content…
It is critical always respect the right to autonomy of individuals and groups. The men in the Tuskegee study exercise their right to autonomy based on informed consent to the research protocol and outcomes.
Nonmaleficence
Nonmaleficence describes the avoidance of actions that cause harm to study participants (Markle, Fisher, & Smego, 2013). It is critical to prevent harm to those who are subjects of studies with human subjects. The study withheld penicillin treatment for participants when it became available infringing members right to non-maleficence.
Beneficence
Beneficence derives from a sense of obligation including philanthropy towards others who are vulnerable in the society due to low socioeconomic status in the community (Markle, Fisher, & Smego,
The ethical dilemma discussed in this assignment is the case study five on the Tuskegee syphilis study. The 1932 was sponsored by U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) in Macon County, Alabama comprised 412 poor African American syphilitic men and 204 disease-free men to determine the natural history of the disease (Markle, Fisher, & Smego, 2013, p.478). The people participated based on promises of “medical exams, rides to and from the clinics and, meals on examination days.” (Tuskegee University, n.d., para4)
Principles of global health ethics such as autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice have vital importance to the Tuskegee case study. The socioeconomic and racial status of the victims influenced treatment provided the study subjects before and at the completion of the research.
Autonomy …show more content…
It is critical always respect the right to autonomy of individuals and groups. The men in the Tuskegee study exercise their right to autonomy based on informed consent to the research protocol and outcomes.
Nonmaleficence
Nonmaleficence describes the avoidance of actions that cause harm to study participants (Markle, Fisher, & Smego, 2013). It is critical to prevent harm to those who are subjects of studies with human subjects. The study withheld penicillin treatment for participants when it became available infringing members right to non-maleficence.
Beneficence
Beneficence derives from a sense of obligation including philanthropy towards others who are vulnerable in the society due to low socioeconomic status in the community (Markle, Fisher, & Smego,