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Johns Hopkins University Sued for $1bn Over Guatemalan Study

Research Ethics Blog

This story is pretty much a ‘perfect storm’ of research ethics problems: international research, on vulnerable populations (orphans, prisoners and mental health patients), lack of consent, and questionable institutional responsibility for the actions of now-dead researchers. From The Guardian: Guatemalans deliberately infected with STDs sue Johns Hopkins University for $1bn.