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- Can you recall other events that involved medical doctors infecting people with diseases without their knowledge to do research? If so, explain.
- Should medical testing on minors be allowed without consent of the child? What about mentally ill people. Explain your stance.
- Why do you think that this testing on the children occurred?
- Put yourselves in the position of the parents of the children. If your child had mental deficiencies, would you institutionalize your children if you did not have prior knowledge of the grim realities that occurred at this institution? What would you do if you saw your family member deteriorate in a facility like the one described?
- Do you think that these conditions could still be occurring in institutions in 2014? Why or why not?
Bronston, W., & Cowan, K. (n.d.). Physician-Advocate for People with Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities: Exposing Conditions at Willowbrook State School in New York, Medical Director and Consultant for the State of California. Retrieved November 23, 2014, from http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb187001cx&&doc.view=entire_text
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