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Mario Hernandez Article Summary #3 The article I read this week started off by discussing how many African Americans might be willing to get the covid 19 vaccine. This article was made during the pandemic so covid was a hot topic. It goes on to explain that African Americans have been hesitant to remove the vaccine due to the racism that exists in the medical system. One example the article gives of a unethical experiment is conducted by J. Marion Sims, a South Carolina physician who conducted experiments in the 19th century to find a cure for vesico-vaginal fistula. Which is a condition resulting from childbirth complications, causing uncontrollable urinary and fecal leakage in women. Sims operated on enslaved women, with at least ten of them either bought or given to him. Consent was not possible due to their enslaved status, and these surgeries were painful. Anarcha, one of the women, underwent 30 surgeries before success. Although others may have discovered the cure first, Sims is credited for significant findings. Despite all these atrocities, he had a successful career in gynecology, honored with statues, though one was removed in 2018 due to awareness of the unethical nature of his experiments. It is a sad reality that just recently Sims has been receiving backlash coming from the unethical nature of his experiments on defenseless African American woman. This is a problem that needs to be resolved within the medical system as this leads to distrust between African Americans and any medical setting. I personally don’t blame African Americans for not wanting to recieve the covid 19 vaccine after learning the atrocious acts they have been subjected to. Questions: 1) What ethical dilemmas arise when considering the medical advancements that are achieved due to unethical experiments? 2) How do we ensure that past unethical experiments serve as lessons to prevent similar experiments occurring today? Link: https://sph.umich.edu/findings/spring-2021/black-distrust-of-medicine-from-sims-to- tuskegee-and-its-impact-on-vaccine-hesitancy.html

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