History of Medical Ethics
This was created after the Holocaust to prevent unethical experimentation.
What is the Nuremberg code?
This 1932 U.S. study withheld syphilis treatment from Black men without their consent
What is the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
In this Supreme Court Case, the court held that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, shaping bioethical debate since.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)
In 1969, Prosenjit Poddar, a student at UC Berkeley, confided to psychologist Lawrence Moore that he intended to kill a young woman after she rejected his romantic advances. Poddar was briefly detained but then released by campus police since he appeared rational. Moore’s supervisor informed Moore not to take further action, and the woman was not informed of his threats. Weeks later, the woman was murdered by Poddar, and her parents sued the university. This case eventually ruled that mental health professionals are obligated to protect potential victims, even if it breaks patient confidentiality.
What is Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California? (Woman’s name is Tatiana Tarasoff)
This 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case established that competent patients have a constitutional right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment, even if it results in death.
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health?