Public revelation and termination of the USPHS Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee

Title: Public revelation and termination of the USPHS Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee
Date: 1972
Spatial Coverage: United States
Description: News reporting brought broad public attention to the U.S. Public Health Service study of untreated syphilis at Tuskegee; a federal advisory panel reviewed the study and recommended that it end.
ABP identifier: ABP-E-0004
Historical significance: The exposure of the study became a major reference point in the history of research ethics and contributed to intensified federal scrutiny and subsequent reforms in human-subjects research protections.
Intellectual stream: Research ethics & consent; Law & public policy; Critical / corrective
Verification status: Draft
Evidence confidence: High