Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index.

Introduction: "They'd come for you at night" -- The age of heroic medicine: "At their best, medical men are the highest type yet reached by mankind" -- Eugenics and the devaluing of institutionalized children: "The elimination of defectives" -- World War II, patriotism and the Nuremburg Code: "It was a good code for barbarians" -- Impact of the Cold War on human experimentation: "There weren't any guidelines as I can recall" -- Vaccines: "Institutions for hydrocephalics and other similar unfortunates" -- Skin, dietary, and dental studies: "The kids in these institutions are so desperate for affection" -- Radiation experiments on children: "The littlest dose of radiation possible" -- Psychological treatment: "Lobotomy ... is often the starting point in effective treatment" -- Psychological abuse: "I call that brainwashing" -- Reproduction and sexuality experiments: "They treated those girls just as if they were cattle" -- Research misconduct: "Science actually encourages deceit" -- Conclusion.