Clinical Trials of NYC Foster Children - NYSDOH Coverup Continues
Clinical Trials of NYC Foster Children - NYSDOH Coverup Continues By James
R. Marsh 1/28/09 As I editorialized here in 2005, between 1986 and 2001
hundreds of NYC foster children were involuntarily enrolled in medical
experiments. Soon after the story broke in the NYT, NYC commissioned a study by
the
widely respected Vera Institute for Justice. Almost four years later, that
long
awaited (forgotten?) study was finally released today. After interviewing
people familiar with the drug trials, reviewing policy documents, and examining
the child welfare files of 796 children, Vera staff identified 532 children who
were enrolled in 88 clinical trials and observational research studies.
_http://www.childlaw.us/2009/01/clinical-trials-for-nyc-foster.html_
(http://www.childlaw.us/2009/01/clinical-trials-for-nyc-foster.html)
THE EXPERIENCES OF NEW YORK CITY FOSTER CHILDREN IN HIV/AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS
Timothy Ross and Anne Lifflander with Sally Trued, Allon Yaroni, Rachel
Wetts, Reena Ghadia, and Tania Farmiga Vera Institute of Justice January 2009
Findings - Vera's review of the child welfare files identified 532 New York
City foster children who participated in 88 clinical trials and observational
studies between 1985 and 2005. Of the 88 clinical trials and observational
studies, 65 involved trials of new medications for HIV or its associated
conditions. Forty-four of the 65 trials involved antiretroviral drugs....
Background - In January 2004, an independent journalist named Liam Scheff
published an article on the web site www.altheal.org. In his article, Scheff
alleged that "black, Hispanic, and poor" children in the care of Children's
Services had been enrolled without their knowledge and against the wishes of
their parents or guardians in HIV/AIDS clinical trials that were "neither safe
nor necessary." According to Scheff, these trials involved antiretroviral
drugs that were "known to cause disability and death." Scheff reported that
the
trials took place at the Incarnation Children's Center (ICC) in New York
City's Washington Heights neighborhood. From 1988 to 2001, the facility served
HIV-positive children in foster care as part of a partnership between Catholic
Home Bureau, a foster care agency operating through a contract with Children's
Services, and Columbia University Medical Center. Scheff reported that
doctors at ICC had coerced and threatened children who refused to take
HIV/AIDS cli
nical trial medications. Approximately one month after Scheff's article
appeared the New York Post published two articles that repeated many of these
allegations....The Vera review also found evidence that supported some
concerns
about the participation of foster children and their families in clinical
trials. This evidence includes violations of state regulations, Children's
Services' own policies for clinical trial review and enrollment, and federal
regulations for protecting human subjects.
_http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/clinicaltrials-appendix.pdf_
(http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/clinicaltrials-appendix.pdf)
The House That AIDS Built - Liam Scheff - The drugs being given to the
children are toxic - they're known to cause genetic mutation, organ failure,
bone
marrow death, bodily deformations, brain damage and fatal skin disorders. If
the children refuse the drugs, they're held down and have them force fed. If
the children continue to resist, they're taken to Columbia Presbyterian
hospital where a surgeon puts a plastic tube through their abdominal wall into
their stomachs. From then on, the drugs are injected directly into their
intestines. In 2003, two children, ages 6 and 12, had debilitating strokes due
to
drug toxicities. The 6-year-old went blind. They both died shortly after.
Another 14-year old died recently. An 8-year-old boy had two plastic surgeries
to remove large, fatty, drug-induced lumps from his neck.
_http://www.altheal.org/toxicity/house.htm_
(http://www.altheal.org/toxicity/house.htm)
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