Analysis and Application Medical Experimentation: Another Tuskegee Study or Beneficial Research

Recent research has discovered that while HIV infection is relatively high in prison, the majority of those infected arrive at the prison with the disease. With a five times higher infection rate within prisons when compared with the general population and similarly high rates with Hepatitis C, many suggest allowing for controlled experimentation on inmates to test drugs to combat these two infections. Do you agree with Dr. Albert M. Kligman that prisoners should be again involved in medical trials?

Develop a position paper addressing both sides of the issue. Provide a historical overview of the significant benefits and detriments involving medical testing of prisoners. Include examples to support your position.

Note:Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material. Also discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used.

You may consult the Library, the Internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.

View the Unit 4 Assignment Checklist

Paper Format

• The paper is to be completed in APA format.
• Page length is 4–5 pages of text (1,000 to 1,250 words). This does not include the title page or the References section.
• No more than 20 percent of paper may be copied directly from outside sources.
• Refer to the Assignment Guide under Course Resources for additional formatting details.