What was the main ethical violation in the Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis?
1. Confidentiality.
2. Anonymity.
3. Coercion.
4. Lack of informed consent.
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Rationale 1: The lack of confidentiality that might have occurred was not as important as the fact that the study participants did not know about the study and were not given an opportunity to decline being studied.
Rationale 2: The lack of anonymity that might have occurred was not as important as the fact that the study participants did not know about the study and were not given an opportunity to decline being studied.
Rationale 3: These subjects were not coerced to participate in the study. These subjects were unaware that the study existed and that they were being studied.
Rationale 4: Subjects in the Tuskegee syphilis study were not told about the study and did not give informed consent for participation in the study.
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