Seven Of The Cruelest Human Experiments Ever Conducted

Doctors and psychologists are often seen as trusted pillars of society. Everyone assumes those in the medical community will behave in a correspondingly ethical and humane manner. But, in some cases, that is most definitely not the case.

Historically, sophisticated and well-educated individuals not only ignored medical ethics, but they also seemed intent on devising experiments and clinical analysis deliberately designed to inflict a maximum amount of pain, suffering, permanent injury, and even death. They exploited the vulnerable or the conquered with a cruelty and savagery that contradict the fundamentals of medicine and humanity. While some of these excesses are well known, other lesser-known transgressions are just as shocking and disturbing. Here are seven examples of the cruelest and most brutal human experiments ever performed.