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USA offers apologies for infecting Guatemalans with STDs

Started by The Johnny, October 02, 2010, 03:19:41 AM

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The Johnny

http://mexico.cnn.com/mundo/2010/10/01/eu-pide-perdon-a-guatemala-por-contagio-de-enfermedades-sexuales

Quote from: WASHINGTON (CNN) — Estados Unidos ofreció disculpas este viernes por un estudio de investigación realizado entre 1946 a 1948, en el que deliberadamente infectó de sífilis a varios guatemaltecos como parte de un experimento.

En una declaración emitida por las secretarias de Estado, Hillary Clinton, y Salud y Servicios Humanos, Kathleen Sebelius, dijeron que la acción ha sido "reprobable".

EU realizó la investigación con la intención de buscar vacunas contra enfermedades venéreas.

"Lamentamos profundamente que esto haya sucedido y pedimos perdón a todas las personas que se vieron afectados por esas prácticas abominables de investigación", expresa la declaración conjunta.

"El comportamiento exhibido durante el estudio no representa los valores de Estados Unidos o nuestro compromiso con la dignidad humana y un gran respeto por el pueblo de Guatemala".

Las autoridades guatemaltecas tienen conocimiento del informe, pero no harán comentarios al respecto hasta más tarde este viernes, señaló el vocero presidencial, Ronaldo Robles, a CNN.

La investigación fue titulada Estudio del Servicio de Salud Pública de EU sobre Inoculación de Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual 1946-1948. Recibió el respaldo de la entonces Organización Panamericana de la Salud y del gobierno de Guatemala.

"El estudio es un triste recordatorio de que las garantías adecuadas para la investigación en seres humanos no existían hace medio siglo", menciona la declaración. "En la actualidad, los reglamentos que gobiernan la investigación médica en seres humanos financiada por Estados Unidos prohíben este tipo de violaciones atroces".

Clinton y Sebelius aseguran que Estados Unidos puso en marcha una investigación sobre los detalles de este caso de 1946. Y también convocaron a un grupo de expertos internacionales para examinar e informar sobre los métodos más eficaces para asegurarse de que todas las investigaciones con seres humanos en todo el mundo médico cumplen rigurosas normas éticas.

"A medida que avanzamos para comprender mejor este atroz suceso, reiteramos la importancia de nuestra relación con Guatemala y nuestro respeto por el pueblo guatemalteco, así como nuestro compromiso con las normas éticas más exigentes en la investigación médica", agregaron.

Detalles del experimento

El Servicio de Salud Pública de Estados Unidos en la administración de Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) lideró la investigación que tenía como objetivo ver el desarrollo de las enfermedades en periodos prolongados de tiempo, sin ofrecer tratamiento alguno a los infectados.

Las prácticas han salido a la luz gracias a un estudio de la investigadora de la Universidad de Wellesley, Susan Reverby, quien afirma que infectaron a 696 personas, muchas de ellas pacientes internados en instituciones para enfermos mentales.

De acuerdo con el estudio de Reverby, los experimentos trataban de determinar si la penicilina podía prevenir, y no sólo curar, una infección de sífilis.

Los sujetos fueron contagiados en visitas de prostitutas que tenían la enfermedad e inoculación directa, y a muchos de ellos se les alentó a que propagaran los padecimientos a otras personas, de acuerdo con la investigadora, que no pudo determinar si los pacientes fueron curados o tratados más adelante.

Nick Valenciana contribuyó con este despacho.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — USA offered apologies this friday for experiments made from 1946-48 in which subjects were deliberatly infected with syphilis...
<<My image in some places, is of a monster of some kind who wants to pull a string and manipulate people. Nothing could be further from the truth. People are manipulated; I just want them to be manipulated more effectively.>>

-B.F. Skinner

Jasper

An apology is all most people get when this happens. 


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AFK

Cynicism is a blank check for failure.

Disco Pickle

Quote from: Sigmatic on October 02, 2010, 03:20:52 AM
An apology is all most people get when this happens. 



fuck they're lucky they got that.

THE EWE ESS OF HEEEEEEEEY: IF WE COULD CHANGE THE SHAPE OF OUR CUNTRY INTO A MIDDLE FINGER, WE'D TOTALLY DOIT.
"Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter." --William Ralph Inge

"sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it." -- John Von Neumann

The Johnny

I know for a fact there's places here that hire for "lab rat" unregulated jobs.

So cry me a river of fucking crocodile tears, Hillary "Oh,so hillarious" Clinton.
<<My image in some places, is of a monster of some kind who wants to pull a string and manipulate people. Nothing could be further from the truth. People are manipulated; I just want them to be manipulated more effectively.>>

-B.F. Skinner

AFK

Nobody gives a shit.  It happened somewhere else to brown people.  It could fucking happen tomorrow and nobody would fucking care. 
Cynicism is a blank check for failure.

Psychonomaly


Disco Pickle

Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on October 02, 2010, 03:51:59 AM
Nobody gives a shit.  It happened somewhere else to brown people.  It could fucking happen tomorrow and nobody would fucking care. 


this is troof.

sad troof, but troof none the less
"Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter." --William Ralph Inge

"sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it." -- John Von Neumann

Don Coyote

Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on October 02, 2010, 03:51:59 AM
Nobody gives a shit.  It happened somewhere else to brownnon-American people.  It could fucking happen tomorrow and nobody would fucking care. 

The Johnny

Quote from: Psychonomaly on October 02, 2010, 03:52:51 AM
Conspiracy theorists are in league with the media!

I guess it is true that people with "wolf" in their user-names or avatars are dicks.
<<My image in some places, is of a monster of some kind who wants to pull a string and manipulate people. Nothing could be further from the truth. People are manipulated; I just want them to be manipulated more effectively.>>

-B.F. Skinner

Psychonomaly

Quote from: Joh'Nyx on October 02, 2010, 04:01:05 AM
Quote from: Psychonomaly on October 02, 2010, 03:52:51 AM
Conspiracy theorists are in league with the media!

I guess it is true that people with "wolf" in their user-names or avatars are dicks.

Amoung other things.

Don Coyote

Quote from: Joh'Nyx on October 02, 2010, 04:01:05 AM
Quote from: Psychonomaly on October 02, 2010, 03:52:51 AM
Conspiracy theorists are in league with the media!

I guess it is true that people with "wolf" in their user-names or avatars are dicks.
What about other canines?

The Johnny

Quote from: Psychonomaly on October 02, 2010, 04:24:32 AM
Quote from: Joh'Nyx on October 02, 2010, 04:01:05 AM
Quote from: Psychonomaly on October 02, 2010, 03:52:51 AM
Conspiracy theorists are in league with the media!

I guess it is true that people with "wolf" in their user-names or avatars are dicks.

Amoung other things.

So do you really think the Secretary of State's job is to apologize for crackpot conspiracies that never took place?
<<My image in some places, is of a monster of some kind who wants to pull a string and manipulate people. Nothing could be further from the truth. People are manipulated; I just want them to be manipulated more effectively.>>

-B.F. Skinner

Psychonomaly

Quote from: Sir Coyote on October 02, 2010, 04:32:25 AM
Quote from: Joh'Nyx on October 02, 2010, 04:01:05 AM
Quote from: Psychonomaly on October 02, 2010, 03:52:51 AM
Conspiracy theorists are in league with the media!

I guess it is true that people with "wolf" in their user-names or avatars are dicks.
What about other canines?

Coyote's a dick too, although quite lovable.