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USA PUBLIC HEALTH - CDC Outrageous Wrong Against African American Men and their families - Tuskegee |
In 1921, Macon County, Alabama, 400 African Americans were deceptively researched for "study NOT cure" - tested through oppression - racism, discrimination, segregation. They were Sharecroppers. The non-treatment allowed untreated syphilis that caused crippling arthritis, disfiguring, blindness and other illnesses. The timeframe of research: 1930-1972.
It is a prime reason why Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC will remind President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, People of Color, members of the Health community - insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, health practitioners, health care providers, public health organizations, foundations, research teams, schools, elected officials and all those that can be engaged.
"We must not allow a travesty like this to ever happen again," said Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC
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2013
Today, it is HIV/Aids; and, other chronic diseases, e.g., high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and cancers up for research - just like then, it was syphilis.
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The United States public health specialists, with taxpayers dollars, authorized research by government doctors.
There were no regulations and enforcement - African American men became research experimentation - subjects of research; therefore, they and their families suffered needlessly.
What happen to the Hippocratic Oath?
The deceptive promise of "FREE" treatment.
Trust in government and health practitioners.
Controlled environments - poverty, sharecropper, imposed Caucasian will, disrespect and deceptive policies for participation - engagement.
Blatant disregard and unbridle segregation.
Racism.
Use of a person of Color female from Tuskegee to recruit African American men.
Use of a person of Color female to recruit at the well-known gatherings of African Americans - county fairs, picnics, schools, churches and high population events of the community; including along the "roadside".
There were men and women infected.
Withholding penicillin - known cure.
Known outcome of death, blindness, attack on the brain and insanity of Tuskegee subjects but known cure withheld by "public health practitioners".
Control group that was given placebo.
Control group that became infected and expected to die as part of the study - post-mortem/autopsy - burial incentive of $35.00 to $50.00 - for burial of "subjects".
Health practitioners personal interest for fame-research.
Caucasian paternalistic rationalizing to continue to conduct the study without informing the African American men.
African American men "taken advantage of" by their American government - public health and Center for Disease Control.
"Informed Consent" violated.
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In 1972, the Washington Star published the wrong and the research ended.
Attorney Fred Gray - filed a suit against the public health and other government agencies on behalf of the African American men (survivors) and their families - an out-of-court settlement amounted to less than $38,000 per man - a fraction of the amount asked by Attorney Gray for violation of their rights and such cruelness.
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Over the next 12 months we have an opportunity to create standards that will stand the test of time and help make implemnetation of Affordable Health Care what it should be. Whereas we can not right the horrible wrong done to my/our brothers, we can in their name remember and not fall short of standing firm for the best Affordable Health Care the United States of America can muster, said Glass.
To be continued . . .
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