苏珊·M·瑞弗比: 丑陋的历史——美国梅毒实验

丑陋的历史——美国梅毒实验

20世纪30年代，梅毒在美国肆虐，感染了近十分之一的美国人。很多医生坚信黑人和白人感染梅毒后的症狀会不相同，美国公共卫生服务局因此开展了一项实验来进一步研究。他们招募了600名黑人来进行实验。但这项实验却是以谎言为基础：作为实验者的黑人实际上并不会得到治疗。苏珊·瑞弗比将为我们详细讲述塔斯克基城的梅毒实验。

Nearly one in ten Americans battled syphilis in the 1930s, but hope turned to harm in Alabama, where 600 Black men were deceived into joining a study that denied them treatment. Researchers withheld lifesaving penicillin for decades, even as the drug’s effectiveness became widely known. The experiment continued for forty years, causing suffering across generations and fueling lasting distrust in medical institutions. This episode underscores the urgent need for ethical safeguards and structural reform in healthcare.