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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-09-11 08:40 PM
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Guatemalans threaten to sue US over sex infection tests
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12688797

The US government is facing a potential lawsuit on behalf of Guatemalans who were deliberately given gonorrhoea or syphilis in medical tests decades ago.

Lawyers have given the US authorities until Friday to find a way to settle claims out of court or face action.

Hundreds of Guatemalan prisoners and mentally ill patients were infected, without their consent, to study the effects of penicillin.

Last year, the US government apologised for the "reprehensible" experiments.
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