Legal Opinion
Barrett v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 13, 1982No. Nos. 748, 863 and 864, Dockets 81-6192, 81-7690 and 81-7700PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Today’s average citizen would doubtless be appalled, but probably not surprised, to learn that in the early 1950s, while conducting a chemical warfare experiment, the United States Army used certain individuals as test subjects. The experiment is shocking not because of its existence, but because the chemical tests were performed on these human guinea pigs without their consent. The individuals involved were not told that they were the subjects of an experimental and highly dangerous chemical warfare program. The case before us concerns one such subject who died after…
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