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Survivors of Tuskegee study to ask Clinton for apology

April 8, 1997
Web posted at: 2:10 p.m. EDT (1810 GMT)

NOTASULGA, Alabama (AP) -- The survivors of the Tuskegee, Alabama, syphilis study want an apology from President Clinton.

The U.S. Public Health Service conducted the study, tracking the progression of syphilis in black men starting in the 1940s. During the study more than 600 black men went untreated for the deadly disease, even after it was found that antibiotics were an effective treatment.

Fred Gray, the attorney for the group, said 14 of the participants are still alive and will demand an apology and an audience with the president. Gray said there has never been any expression of remorse or regret from the government.

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