Comparing The Tuskegee Study And Kinsey

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Both the Tuskegee study ad the Kinsey study are incredibly interesting to look at, in terms of the studies themselves, and the impacts they had on our society. The Tuskegee experiment has both positive and negative aspects to it. I believe that this study did help to contribute to advancements in medicine, specifically, in regards, to syphilis. Also, a major positive, is the fact that because the experiment was so unethical, I think this helped to spark future experiments from allowing this kind of behavior by the researchers. This is evident with the creation of the Tuskegee Health Benefit Program. However, despite these efforts, there are extremely negative parts to this study as well. This study was incredibly unethical, and therefore led

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