Which of these is true about the infamous Tuskegee Experiment, the 40-year, secret syphilis study on 400 black men conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service?
Answer All of the above.
One of the worst atrocities of 20th century America, the Tuskegee Experiment followed 400 African-American men with syphilis from 1932 to 1972 in order to study the full course of the disease. When penicillin became available as a treatment just 13 years into the study, the researchers withheld it from the men and went to great lengths to prevent them obtaining it elsewhere. A whistleblower finally exposed the experiment in 1972. Public outrage led to significant legal changes to protect human subjects of scientific studies.
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