“Read this book not only to grasp the horror of what official medicine did to ninety families, but also for the fuel you need to fight such outrageous injustices in our midst.”—Jim Hightower
“Stephens is a skilled investigative journalist, piecing together medical records, Pentagon reports, and firsthand interviews to weave a damning and unforgettable picture of what happened in the basement of Cincinnati General Hospital.”—Eileen Welsome, author of The Plutonium Files: America’s Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War
“Stephens tells her story in a clear and sure voice, forging a compelling narrative that presents this tragedy in a very human and accessible manner.”—George Annas, author of Standard of Care: The Law of American Bioethics
“An invaluable, outstanding work that will endure to enhance respect for informed consent in human research, as hope for vigilant advocates of human rights, and as a case study of how history unfolds.”—Carl Gandola, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio
“Martha Stephens’ The Treatment exemplifies what a work of non-fiction should accomplish. . . . She brings considerable passion and personality to the muckraking task of her own design . . . . Stephens writes with refreshing clarity and verve, trading the clever glibness that characterizes so many pseudo-books for a forthright tone that places her subjects ahead of herself. . . . Stephens, sadly, must end her book with an eloquent, hypothetical statement that someday might go on a public memorial to the treatment’s victims. Should justice ever get a second chance, I hope Cincinnati listens.”
-- James McWilliams Texas Observer