The Willowbrook Study (Darr, 2011, pp. 114-116) is not the only research study that raised concerns
about the ethical treatment of study participants. In fact, there were others many others including the
Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Please select only
Option #1. Summarize the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (in one paragraph). Why was this experiment
unethical? Discuss the ethical issues that were raised as a result of the study.
Here are a few links that you may want to refer to:
http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/centers_of_excellence/bioethics_center/about_the_usphs_syphilis_stu
dy.aspx
http://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm
Option #2:
If you would like to examine another study instead, feel free to do so. You must reference the article or
website you used. Summarize. Why was the experiment unethical? Discuss the ethical issues raised as a
result of the study?
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