During World War II, terrible, unspeakable, experiments were being performed on prisoners without their knowledge or their consent. These experiments were performed against the prisoners’ will and ignored any and all medical conscience that today’s doctors hold as the standard. Though these experiments are considered one of the darkest times in terms of medical-ethics, these very experiments yielded some valuable information. With this in mind, a topic that has arisen decades after the original experiments, is the application of these findings in modern studies. The use of Nazi research, findings and applications of said research, should be allowed and greatly accepted for the advancement of studies being currently conducted.
In fact During World War II the Nazis experimented on the Jewish population that they had imprisoned. The Nazis took millions of Jewish prisoners and performed various experiments on the prisoners including forcing prisoners to drink seawater to see how long the body can live without freshwater, and the injecting of prisoners with spotted fever in order to find vaccines for the disease …show more content…
Moreover, the way in which Dr. Southam injected unsuspecting patients with cancer in order to observe the disease, and much like the Nazi’s views Southam saw himself as superior to his patients. Evident in his response when questioned why he hadn’t injected himself, and stated “there are relatively few skilled cancer researchers, and it seemed stupid to take even the little risk” (Skloot 100). All these studies share a common ground, in which each violated some of the most basic rights people have and would be considered illegal by today’s standards, but does that mean new experiments must be done in order to obtain the same
In fact During World War II the Nazis experimented on the Jewish population that they had imprisoned. The Nazis took millions of Jewish prisoners and performed various experiments on the prisoners including forcing prisoners to drink seawater to see how long the body can live without freshwater, and the injecting of prisoners with spotted fever in order to find vaccines for the disease …show more content…
Moreover, the way in which Dr. Southam injected unsuspecting patients with cancer in order to observe the disease, and much like the Nazi’s views Southam saw himself as superior to his patients. Evident in his response when questioned why he hadn’t injected himself, and stated “there are relatively few skilled cancer researchers, and it seemed stupid to take even the little risk” (Skloot 100). All these studies share a common ground, in which each violated some of the most basic rights people have and would be considered illegal by today’s standards, but does that mean new experiments must be done in order to obtain the same