“One cannot work with a group of people over a long period of time without becoming attached to them”; Rivers said this in a 1953 article. It is obvious that she forms some connections with the applicants of the study. Although one may think River’s participation in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was ethically and professionally wrong as a nurse and as a human, she presumed her part in the study was to better the African American race.
American culture has grown rapidly from the 1932 era, an era that permitted this study. There are still great deals of work to be done. Research has improved immensely. Many regulations, standards and policies have been established to ensure participants’ of research studies are protected, and no forms of violation
American culture has grown rapidly from the 1932 era, an era that permitted this study. There are still great deals of work to be done. Research has improved immensely. Many regulations, standards and policies have been established to ensure participants’ of research studies are protected, and no forms of violation