Chapter 7: Human Experimentation |
Section 5. Case Study Carlos Serrano Case Title: Navy Sailor Used in Mustard Gas Chamber Experiment Description: This case is about a 17 year old Navy sailor who was recruited to experiment new Navy summer clothing in exchange for 3 day passes however was forced to engage in gas chamber experiments. One experiment had him gagging and choking and when he asked to be let out, he was ignored. He passed out and doesn't remember what happened after that. He did live to tell the story many many years later though. Describing case: http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/jphuck/BOOK3Ch13.html http://www.trufax.org/trans/roc10.html http://www.bullatomsci.org/issues/1993/m93/m93Freeman.html http://www.sonic.net/~west/103-97.htm http://www.gulfwarvets.com/senate.htm Ethical Positions: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1962/jm4-primr.html http://www.ramazziniusa.org/oct00/informedconcent.htm http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/naziexp.html http://www.ippnw.org/MGS/V2N2Lucas.html http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/12/12/reviews/991212.12sherryt.html |
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