Summary: The Case Of The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Unlawful Research
Shameika Schmidt
Ultimate Medical Academy
ME1420X: Medical Law & Ethics and Records Management for Billing Specialists
November 2, 2014 Catina Flagg
The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Research Study is one of the most gruesome historical cases I’ve read in a long time. For individuals to be screened and monitored under false pretenses while carrying a sexual transmitted disease is beyond unethical and illegal for my taste. This put everyone at risk, especially those already infected without knowledge.
Although it is evident that there are still individuals whom are racist to other races, there are many who are happy to live with peace in all areas of
life together as a whole. I can’t imagine a case of this magnitude being conducted in this day in age; every community would fight for justice to the fullest measure. The world today is shaped around acceptance and love for all mankind. No one is concerned with what one looks like on the outside more are in touch with whom a person is deep inside their hearts.
The public had more control than they cared to take advantage of with this case. During this time racism was alive and open; there are reasons the public may not have spoken up like fear of banishment, or even death. Despite the publics’ fears I feel if they joined as one they could have made a difference for the victims and the lives of their partners.
Codes of Ethics are basic moralities and actions that all health care professionals are obligated to follow. These standards came about based on the treatment of human subjects used for experimenting during WWII. The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Research Study was a case where health professionals preformed experiments on human subjects infected with Syphilis without knowledge of their infection/involvement or under the belief of receiving free medication. This case breaks all the guidelines of the Code of Ethics in every way.
References
Fremgen, B. (2012). Medical law and ethics (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.
Shameika Schmidt
Ultimate Medical Academy
ME1420X: Medical Law & Ethics and Records Management for Billing Specialists
November 2, 2014 Catina Flagg
The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Research Study is one of the most gruesome historical cases I’ve read in a long time. For individuals to be screened and monitored under false pretenses while carrying a sexual transmitted disease is beyond unethical and illegal for my taste. This put everyone at risk, especially those already infected without knowledge.
Although it is evident that there are still individuals whom are racist to other races, there are many who are happy to live with peace in all areas of
life together as a whole. I can’t imagine a case of this magnitude being conducted in this day in age; every community would fight for justice to the fullest measure. The world today is shaped around acceptance and love for all mankind. No one is concerned with what one looks like on the outside more are in touch with whom a person is deep inside their hearts.
The public had more control than they cared to take advantage of with this case. During this time racism was alive and open; there are reasons the public may not have spoken up like fear of banishment, or even death. Despite the publics’ fears I feel if they joined as one they could have made a difference for the victims and the lives of their partners.
Codes of Ethics are basic moralities and actions that all health care professionals are obligated to follow. These standards came about based on the treatment of human subjects used for experimenting during WWII. The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Research Study was a case where health professionals preformed experiments on human subjects infected with Syphilis without knowledge of their infection/involvement or under the belief of receiving free medication. This case breaks all the guidelines of the Code of Ethics in every way.
References
Fremgen, B. (2012). Medical law and ethics (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.