Disturbingly, a major part of the infected blood scandal arises out of unethical medical studies. Haemophiliacs were subject, en masse, without their knowledge or consent, to Hepatitis C and HIV infectivity experiments through Factor VIII blood products.
These experiments were carried out and promoted by those who were aware that the products were infected. This chronology outlines some of the highly unethical research.
These practices breached the Nuremberg Code.