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" The US has apologised to Guatemala after archived documents revealed that researchers infected hundreds of Guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases in the 1940s in order to test potential remedies. The experiment, which came to light earlier this year, was led by US public health doctor John Cutler, who died in 2003. Documents show that female sex workers in Guatemala were deliberately infected with gonorrhoea or syphilis between 1946 and 1948 and allowed to have unprotected sex with soldiers or prisoners. The tests were carried out in order to determine the effectiveness of penicillin. President Barack Obama has personally apologised to Guatemalan president Alvaro Colom, and to &amp;#039;all those affected&amp;#039; by the experiment. A statement from the White House said that the president had expressed &amp;#039;deep regret&amp;#039; regarding the study. US secretary of state Hillary Clinton also spoke with President Colom to express her &amp;#039;shock&amp;#039; at the medical tests. But Guatemalans have rejected the apologies, with some calling for compensation. Nery Rodenas, chief of the human rights office at the archbishop of Guatemala&amp;#039;s office, told the AFP news agency: &amp;#039;No matter how much of a superpower it is, the United States cannot do this kind of experimentation. &amp;#039;They used Guatemalans as lab rats. It is important that family members receive some kind of compensation.&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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