Why are human experiments unethical?

Although Jenner's experiment was, fortunately, successful, the method of exposing a child to a deadly disease in this way would undoubtedly nowadays be seen as unacceptable. read more

Not all human experiments are unethical. Psychologists, for example, experiment on thousands of humans every day. There are some experiments which we regard it as unethical to,perform on humans. Particularly those which involve risk to life or health. We will do things to rats we will not do to humans. read more

Unethical human experimentation is human experimentation that violates the principles of medical ethics, such as the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki. It has been performed by countries including Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and the United States. Examples include Project MKUltra, Unit 731, and the experiments of Josef Mengele. The Declaration of Helsinki, developed by the World Medical Association, is widely regarded as the cornerstone document on human research ethics. read more

Unethical human experimentation in the United States describes numerous experiments performed on human test subjects in the United States that have been considered unethical, and were often performed illegally, without the knowledge, consent, or informed consent of the test subjects. read more