After viewing alot of diferrent international presses I decided to do mine on the the United States apolpogy to Guatemala. The United States is currently apologizing to Guatemala for research done from 1946-1948 which intentionally infected hundreds of people with sexually transmitted diseases. The objective of the research was to see if there was a way penicillin could prevent or treat syphillis. CNN.com reported that according to the study more than 1,600 people were infected. 696 with syphillis, 772 with gonorrhea, and 142 with chancres. CNN also gave a statement from Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stating: "We deeply regret that it happened, and we apologize to all the individuals who were affected by such abhorrent research practices," the joint statement said. "The conduct exhibited during the study does not represent the values of the United States, or our commitment to human dignity and great respect for the people of Guatemala."
When I looked for the story on guatemala-times.com I thought for sure I would find alot more information about this story with hopefully quotes from the people of Guatemala about how they felt. However, guatemala-times only had a very short paragraph about the story. The paragraph just stated that President Obama had spoken to Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala to express his deep regret regarding the study conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service in the 1940s and that Presiendt Alvaro had accepted his apology even though he didnt think it was right.
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