The ethics behind research on humans have been an ongoing debate for many years. How far can we push research in the name of science? Does it matter how many or who will potentially be affected along the way? This journal addresses these and other issues as it expresses human rights when medical research is involved. Looking at the history of medicine, we see that the United States and many other countries fail to protect those who cannot protect themselves through errors in "medical research." Whose fault is it? It is almost impossible for a person to take a medication and be cured without side effects. However, the demand and expectations for such a miracle drug are very pressing. If medical research had not been conducted, the progress we see today would not exist. With the help of court decisions and the tragic deaths of thousands of people, rules have been established that must be followed when someone's life is in your hands, in the name of medicine. Authors T. Iacono and R. Carling-Jenkins have done an exceptional job of appealing to readers' pathos, as they open up about the difficult times of the Third Reich and the use of factual assertions during these difficult times and the effects on our society today. .- The Third Reich was a troubling period in history that shaped the way research is conducted today. This was an unethical demonstration of medical research that took place from 1931 until the end of World War II. Iacono and Jenkins explain that “approximately 400,000 people with various types of disabilities were forcibly sterilized to prevent their reproduction, using inhumane experimental procedures” (Iacono, 1123). Such procedures would include exposing the reproductive parts of women and men to X-rays and high X-rays...... middle of paper ...... what is being conducted is useful, and whether the objectives of the researcher(s) are clearly indicated. It gave participants a voice, allowing them to weigh the possible benefits and losses of being experimental pigs. Iacono and Jenkins allow you to see the growth in ethical concerns the world has seen using emotional facts. They did an exceptional job of convincing me, as a reader, of the concerns surrounding medical research and forcing the experimenters to take responsibility and show where their moral obligations stood. Works Cited Iacono, T. and R. Carling-Jenkins. “The human rights context for the ethical requirements related to the involvement of people with intellectual disabilities in medical research.” Journal of Research on Intellectual Disability 56.11 (2012): 1122-1132. CINAHL Plus with full text. Internet. January 21. 2014.