{"id":9049,"date":"2019-03-20T17:15:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T00:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9049"},"modified":"2023-01-22T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T22:57:26","slug":"u-s-public-health-service-std-experiments-in-guatemala-1946-1948-and-their-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9049","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Public Health Service STD Experiments in Guatemala (1946\u20131948) and Their Aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Paul A. Lombardo  <\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ethicshumanresearch.jpg\" alt=\"Ethics and Human Research\" class=\"wp-image-11271\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ethics and Human Research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>The U.S. Public Health Service\u2019s  sexually transmitted disease (STD) experiments in Guatemala are an  important case study not only in human subjects research transgressions  but also in the response to serious lapses in research ethics. This case  study describes how individuals in the STD experiments were tested,  exposed to STDs, and exploited as the source of biological specimens\u2014all  without informed consent and often with active deceit. It also explores  and evaluates governmental and professional responses that followed the  public revelation of these experiments, including by academic  institutions, professional organizations, and the U.S. federal  government, pushing us to reconsider both how we prevent such lapses in  the future and how we respond when they are first revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>SpectorBagdady K, Lombardo PA.   <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/eahr.500010\">U.S. Public Health Service STD Experiments in Guatemala (1946\u20131948) and Their Aftermath<\/a>.    Ethics &amp; Human Research. 2019 Apr; 41(2): 29-34. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Paul A. 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