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Clinton's apology for the radiation experiments
Remarks of 3 October 1995 on receiving the Advisory Committee's report.
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- 3 Oct 1995
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- Bill Clinton gave the apology Primary record 1
- Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments delivered its report Primary record 1
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- 3 Oct 1995 Clinton's apology for the radiation experiments
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Remarks by the President in Acceptance of Human Radiation Final Report, The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 3 Oct 1995.
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the United States of America offers a sincere apology to those of our citizens who were subjected to these experiments, to their families, and to their communities.
Thousands of government-sponsored experiments did take place at hospitals, universities and military bases around our nation.
scientists injected plutonium into 18 patients without their knowledge.
they were shrouded not for a compelling reason of national security, but for the simple fear of embarrassment, and that was wrong.
When the government does wrong, we have a moral responsibility to admit it.
While most of the tests were ethical by any standards, some were unethical, not only by today’s standards, but by the standards of the time in which they were conducted.
This report I received today is a monumental document
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