264 - The Tuskegee Experiment

Today's topic is one from the all time annals of unethical experimentation, The Tuskegee Experiment. From 1932-1972 black men who were infected with syphilis were monitored by their doctors without being told of their condition and without being treated long after the disease became easily curable. Since their infected status was kept from them, they unknowingly infected their partners and children were born with congenital syphilis. The experiment was not ended until a whistleblower finally went to the press about it, not due to any sudden bout of ethical or moral concern. Come take a listen and learn about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and other unethical medical experiments from history.