WK2Assgn.docx (4) HLTH 31 The Tuskegee Syphilis Study-Applying the Four Ethical Principl

WK2Assgn.docx (4)  HLTH 31  The Tuskegee Syphilis Study-Applying the Four Ethical Principles  HLTH 31: Ethical & Legal  Issues In HealthCare  The Tuskegee Syphilis Study also known as the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male took place in Macon County, Alabama in the county of Tuskegee between 1932 and 1972. Tuskegee was often referred to as the œBlack Belt because of the number of African American sharecroppers who inhabited the area and its rich soil. The actual research took place on the campus of Tuskegee Institute.  At the time of the study, there was no treatment for Syphilis. The researchers told the study participants that they were being enrolled in a study that would treat them for œbad blood.  œBad Blood was terminology that was locally used by the community.  The study initially involved 600 black men “ 399 with syphilis, 201 who did not have the disease. The study was cond