The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No by Carl Elliott

The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No

Carl Elliott

368 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction health history science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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For readers who are passionate about medical ethics, social justice, and the importance of accountability in the pursuit of scientific progress, The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No by Carl Elliott is a gripping and thought-provoking read that will challenge their perspectives and inspire them to stand up for what is right.

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Carl Elliott is a bioethicist at the University of Minnesota who was trained in medicine as well as philosophy. For many years he fought to expose a psychiatric research study at his own university in which an especially vulnerable patient lost hi...

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