Guatemalans infected with syphilis for research 44

A group of Guatemalan nationals have filed a lawsuit against top U.S. public health officials of alleged 1940s experiments in which hundreds of Guatemalans were infected with syphilis to be studied. The suit claims many of the people were infected without their consent in “an unlawful, unethical and tragic regimen of human experimentation.” It is believed that around 700 people were used during the experiments.  San Diego personal injury attorney Cheryl Wetzstein, Washington Times  03/14/2011