PHL380H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nuremberg Code, Nuremberg Trials, Penicillin
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During the nuremberg trials, accused doctors tried to argue they hadn"t violated any las, because there were no laws that governed medical research at the time. Focuses on informed consent: minimizin, was not enacted as law, some provisions remain controversial. Some argue its not adequate for conduct of medical research in united states. This experiment violates 9/10 points on nuremburg code. Some governments are less able to or concerned about protecting citizens. In this case: guatemala was seeking better relations with us, and us was not concerned about protecting foreigners: poor and uneducated victims, living in remote areas and illiterate- hard to make stories known, racism involved with tuskegee study. Cross borders and efforts to seek justice: private organizations like universities disavow involvement with study, victims would have had more options for legal redress if they lived in the us, more public pressure would exist.
