The Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis in the African American male is the longest nontherapeutic experiment on human beings in medical history. In your initial posts for this week, reflect on the following:

• Based on the Belmont Principles, what unethical practices did the researchers engage in?
• What are the consequences of it from a public health and social justice perspective?
  
  • For example, you can discuss current issues such as vaccine hesitancy, or historical issues such as the perception of HIV being a manmade weapon of racial warfare.

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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study violated several ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report which guides research involving human subjects Here are ... View the full answer