US Faces Suit for Infecting Guatemalans With Syphilis

A class action suit representing some of the 700 men deliberately infected with syphilis by the US government will be filed tomorrow unless the feds come up with an acceptable settlement, plaintiffs’ lawyers warned. The US intentionally affected victims from 1946-48 to study the effects of the disease. The Obama…

See the original post here:
US Faces Suit for Infecting Guatemalans With Syphilis

Posted by on March 10, 2011. Filed under News, World News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.