PUBH 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: J. Marion Sims, Imperial Japanese Army, Project 4.1
Document Summary
Public entities act on behalf of people to protect or promote health. Government assume level of responsibility for public health. J. marion sims and gynecological experimentation on female slaves. Checkered legacy of medical and public health experimentation. Nazis used prisoners to test treatments for infectious disease and chemical warfare. Japanese imperial army conducted biological warfare and medical testing on chinese civilians. Objective: study progression of untreated syphilis in rural african american men in macon county. Men told they were receiving free health care from us government. None of men told that he was infected and not treated for syphilis when penicillin (1947)became proven treatment for disease. Doctors deliberately infected soldiers, prostitutes, prisoners and mental patients with syphilis and other stds without informed consent. Takes well being of community as highest good. Place restrictions on individual freedom to protect larger society. Harms to personal freedoms are outweighed by benefits to the community. Does not deny importance of protecting others from harm.
