Contrast to the general beliefs, doctors procedures sometimes engage in somewhat odd and non-friendly behaviors that general public rarely understand.
Pioneering in medical researches and medical breakthrough come at a cost that is hardly just. A renowned Canadian doctor in Montreal repeatedly injected amphetamines or other powerful drugs to his patients without informing or consent. No one truly understood what was done by doctors and he was given any objections for decades.
It was now a public knowledge that for some reasons CIAs or governement undergone a public project to contaminate the public sewage of Los Angeles with LSD for few years. To the public outcry they excused themselves that they had to gain better understanding of those medical effect.
Early stages of Psychology or Medicines, such things were rather done without consents and often. Dr. Milgram experiment is a rather famous one that put people in pain and to see how much they could endure, or what makes them object to such.
Legendary doctor Hippocrates was rather famous for digging the tombs to steal corpses, and he rightfully justified himself in name of research and benefit of humanity.
Medical crimes in War times are numerable and some of the famous ones are done by both Japanese and Germans. It is irony today they have such advanced medical capability today
Neil,
ReplyDeleteAs in your first response, you made a lot of specific references to historical events and people. This is one of the main goals of our blog; making connections between the text and our own knowledge and background helps to get those creative juices flowing. I'll give you some more specific feedback about your writing in class.