Experimenting on humans

Although hepatitis has been acknowledged in its basic form since ancient times, it became the subject of intense investigation during the 1940's when a mass of World War II soldiers fell victim to the virus' rage. British and American physicians, frustrated by the scourge and intent on discovering a cure, conducted experiments on children with Down's Syndrome and prisoners. These highly unethical experiments led to the isolation of the hepatitis virus, the discovery of its transmission through the bloodstream, and the development of the hepatitis B vaccine.

1. Testing

1. Taking risks in medical self-experimentation
2. Regulating medical experiments on humans
3. Chemical and biological warfare experiments on humans

1. Supporting involvement in experimental initiatives
2. Reducing uncertainties in animal experimentation

1. Accepting medical experimentation

1. Protecting against medical experimentation on socially vulnerable groups
2. Increasing quantity of experimental non-human primates

1. Unethical experiments with drugs and medical devices
2. Unethical experimentation using aborted foetuses
3. Resistance to medical experimentation
4. Inhumane medical experimentation during war-time
5. Abusive experimentation on humans