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Author: Samira Shackle

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The Coventry experiment: why were Indian women in Britain given radioactive food without consent?
The Guardian11 Feb 2025 • ~5600 words

A 1969 experiment in Coventry saw 21 Indian women fed chapatis baked with radioactive isotopes, without their consent. Revisiting the history behind this unsettling study explores broader issues of trust, consent, and medical ethics within vulnerable communities.