Nazi human experimentation
Nazi Human Experimentation
Nazi human experimentation (/ˈnɑːtsi hjuːmən ˌɛkspərɪˈmɛnteɪʃən/) refers to a series of medical experiments on large numbers of prisoners, including children, by Nazi Germany in its concentration camps during World War II and the Holocaust. These experiments were designed to help German military personnel in combat situations, develop new weapons, aid in the recovery of military personnel, and advance the Nazi racial ideology.
Etymology
The term "Nazi human experimentation" is derived from the Nazi Party, the political party in Germany that led the country from 1933 to 1945, and "human experimentation", which refers to the use of human beings in experimental research.
Types of Experiments
Nazi human experimentation included but was not limited to: Freezing experiments, Malaria experiments, Mustard gas experiments, Sulfonamide experiments, Sea water experiments, Sterilization experiments, Experiments on twins, and Experiments on Romani people.
Ethical Considerations
The ethical implications of these experiments are still discussed today, particularly in the context of medical ethics and research ethics. Many of the experiments were in direct violation of the Nuremberg Code, a set of research ethics principles for human experimentation set as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War.
Related Terms
- Josef Mengele: A German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician in Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. He performed deadly human experiments on prisoners and was a member of the team of doctors who selected victims to be killed in the gas chambers.
- Unit 731: A covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) of World War II.
- Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment: An infamous, unethical, and malicious clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 by the U.S. Public Health Service to study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in rural African-American men in Alabama.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Nazi human experimentation
- Wikipedia's article - Nazi human experimentation
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