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Guatemala syphilis study still provokes anger
Last month President Obama apologized to the people of Guatemala for an unethical study of syphilis. In the mid-40s, hundreds of Guatemalans were unwitting subjects of the study.Lorne Matalon reports that many are still outraged, despite the apology.
Last month President Obama apologized to the people of Guatemala for an unethical study of syphilis. In the mid-1940s, hundreds of Guatemalans were unwitting subjects of the US study.Lorne Matalon reports that today, many Guatemalans are still outraged, despite the apology.