MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION ON CAPTIVE POPULATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

• NCJ Number: 16721
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1974) Pages: 557-560
• Author(s): J A PERPER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 3RD WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICAL LAW, GHENT, BELGIUM, AUG 19-23, 1973

Annotation

A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION ON PRISONERS, MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS, CHILDREN AND FETUSES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION ON CAPTIVE POPULATIONS SHOULD BE CONTROLLED TO THE POINT OF HAVING ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS MADE LAW.