At first, many did not believe that they were going to receive this help for free because never before in the past were they treated with respect and empathy. As soon as the study started, rules had been broken. One the participants were recruited, the researchers tested the participants for specific symptoms those with syphilis would have, but instead of telling them specifically that they had syphilis, the doctors told them they just had “bad …show more content…
The doctors had no proof that the black men wanted to participate in the experiment. The participants needed to be informed of the experiment and all of the risks that came with it. However, the men were never informed and consent was never given, not even verbally. Informed consent states any risks involved with the experiment and makes them aware to the participants. Then they are given the choice to participant or not. This is not the case for the Tuskegee experiment. The men were not even given a chance to deny their participation. If was simply said that if you had bad blood then they were going to give them treatment. Even though most of the participants did not ask what bad blood was, the doctors were still obligated to tell them what the risks were, which they never