Tuskegee Experiment

The experiment was called the Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis in the Negro male. The experiment was funded with tax payer’s dollars. People seemed paranoid of the disease and felt that it was more prevalent than it actually was. Many had the misinformation that syphilis was different in African Americans than it was in Caucasians. Scientists started using African Americans as test subjects rather than patients.
People infected with syphilis or “bad blood” as they called it, was offered free treatment. In reality, doctors were just in need of test subjects to study the disease. Given that these treatments were offered by physicians, it had a more authentic vibe to it. The men that were part of the study were ordered by their employees to get blood tested and had little choice but to comply. It was also factors that not only were the men induced to partake in the testing, but were also provided with minimum knowledge on the entire situation. Tuskegee men were prohibited to seek treatment. The men of Tuskegee were considered government patients. Multiple men were deceived in efforts to …show more content…
In my reference I believe that there was nothing learned of scientific significance during the studies. On the other hand I believe that the Tuskegee study gives society a perspective on racism and how studies should be conducted or not conducted in the future. This moment in history shall serve as a lesson for people have their individual rights in mind in any circumstance even if it is for the noble intent of attempting to advance scientific knowledge. It was apparent that the federal government sacrificed the lives of innocent men in efforts to achieve scientific advancements and more specifically on syphilis. The individual should always be responsible for his own rights and be given the opportunity to be involved in what that person feels comfortable