Martha Stephens

The Treatment

The Story of Those Who Died in the Cincinnati Radiation Tests

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Produktbeschreibung

"Stephens tells her story in a clear and sure voice, forging a compelling narrative that presents this tragedy in a very human and accessible manner."--George Annas, author of "Standard of Care: The Law of American Bioethics"

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 762g
• ISBN-13: 9780822328117
• ISBN-10: 0822328119
• Artikelnr.: 21255707

Autorenporträt

Martha Stephens was for many years Professor of English at the University of Cincinnati. She is the author of The Question of Flannery O’Connor, the novels Cast a Wistful Eye and Children of the World. An activist for many years, Stephens was the first to break the story of this scandalous project and continues to work for justice for the victims and their families.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Prologue
Part One: The Story of the Press and the Public Campaign
1. The First Public Knowledge of the Tests
2. 1994 and a Secret Drawer Reopened
3. The Press in Full Flower
4. African Americans Lost and Found
5. The Back Files
6. Testimonies
7. Author’s Intermezzo
Part Two: The Medical Story
8. The Mother Without a Name
9. The Final Years
10. The Experiments Must Cease
Part Three: The Legal Story
11. A Civil Action
12. An Angry Judge
13. The Case Closed
Appendix 1. Table of Cincinnati Radiations
Appendix 2. Hearing Testimony of Eugene Saenger
Notes
Sources
Index