蘇珊 M. 雷佛比: 醜陋的歷史：美國的梅毒實驗

醜陋的歷史：美國的梅毒實驗

1930 年代，梅毒肆虐美國，感染了近十分之一的美國人。許多醫生相信，梅毒對黑種及白種病人的影響有所不同，而公共衛生局啟始了一項實驗來調查此事，招募了六百名黑人參與。但該研究卻是建構在謊言上：受試者其實並沒有受到治療。蘇珊雷佛比在影片中詳細說明了塔斯基吉的梅毒研究。〔導演：Ouros Animation；旁白：克莉絲汀娜葛里爾；音樂：史帝芬拉羅沙〕

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.