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The Guatemalan Syphilis Experiments: The Dark side of Medical Testing

By Rebecca Jones In the 1940’s a group of American researchers, backed by the U.S. government went down to Guatemala and deliberately infected 1,300 people with STD’s including syphilis and gonorrhea. Now thanks to an investigation by the Obama administration and the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues a light is finally shining … Continue reading The Guatemalan Syphilis Experiments: The Dark side of Medical Testing