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Medical Experiments During The Holocaust Essay

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Medical Experiments During Holocaust by SS During The Holocaust, SS performed a number of experiments on jews, experiments like, “hot Bath” in which the victim would be placed in a tub of water, then the water would slowly be heated, some victims died from shock. Other tests were more extreme, almost like torture like “the Sun Lamp” which a victim would be placed under a sun lamp until most of their skin would burn off, some people believe this to be the worst experiment. To sum up the experiment, they were testing the “boiling point” if you will of human skin. “Heinrich Himmler suggested to Dr. Rascher that he try to use women to warm the frozen men. He suggested that the victim and a woman copulate. This perverted experiment occurred with some success. However it was not as successful as the Warm Bath.” - The Holocaust History - A People's and …show more content…

But in all reality, the experiments, although very sickening, they were very very useful, they may have not been very humane, but in the end the data was still useful. Do you think the Medical experiments by SS during Holocaust were Justified? This paper is organized to explain both sides of the topic, why it was helpful, why it was not called for, a few short survivor stories, and also a brief critical thinking “wrap up.” This is for the people who think the test’s were justifiable, there was a lot of good that came out of the experiments. There was a big advancement in what the human body can take, and couldn't take. We learned things like, warm water could not re-heat, or give life back too frozen organs, victims who were placed in a freezer, until their organs were almost shut down. Then they would be forced to drink almost boiling water, most of the time, it seemed like the water would just burn through the stomach, there was absolutely no survivors. We also learned A whole lot about

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