What lessons can we learn from the Tuskegee syphilis study from 1932-1972 in black men in US?
A.It is the most infamous biomedical research study in U.S. history, which was performed from 1932 to 1972 by the Tuskegee Institute contracted by the United States Public Health Service
B.The study followed more than 600 African-American men who were not told they had syphilis and were denied access to the known treatment of penicillin.
C.This led to the 1974 National Research Act, to provide for protection of human subjects in experiments. The Belmont Report in 1978 also established three tenets of ethical research: respect for persons, beneficence,and justice
D.The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research was established and was tasked with establishing the boundary between research and routine practice,the role of risk-benefit analysis, guidelines for participation, and the definition of informed consent.