" So, as usual, you have some case, in thailand, used as a horrific example but with no reference as to which company or which vaccine. The experimental HIV vaccine they were about to receive had no known protective value, but, according to the subjects, it would, in fact, protect them from the deadly virus.
The constant gardener movie producer trial#
I still note that she does not provide a very concrete example of misdoings in the article, just "In one inquiry, out of thirty-three subjects enrolled in an experiment trial in Thailand, all of whom had signed forms stating their informed consent, thirty were found to be dangerously misinformed. Sandwich Eater 01:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC) I added a reference to Sonia Shah's article in The Nation to provide more balance, as she is a fairly vocal critic of the industry. Hard to find a balanced argument like it elsewhere on the web, a tribute to wikipedia in that sense. I think the content that popped out is a fairly well balanced piece that captures the controversy nicely without taking sides.
The constant gardener movie producer pro#
The debate that shaped this bit of text raged back and forth between rabidly anti-industry types and anti-film pro industry people. I can't think of another documented abuse that can be easily cited for encyclopedic perspective. There are 3 diverse examples of Rx companies supporting causes in Africa (where the story takes place) balanced against one example of abuse in Africa. I may end up adding to this article later, perhaps to clarify the book's own "criticism" of the pharm industry to balance out the "criticism" of the work. maybe I need a closer reading of the balance rules, but it seems like a gray area. I suppose under a heading of "Criticism" and "Controversy," this could be a relative complaint, but I wonder if the chain-listing of three different "pro-Third-World" programs near the end are necessary.Īt the same time, I don't feel like slighting any one particular company that could be considered a "target" of the film/book. Hey, I always thought the plot section was for a synopsis of the film and NOT a blow-by-blow account of the entire film. It might be overlong, but isn't there a way to just bulk up the other sections, instead of deleting the plot section? I actually read it and realized several things about the movie, that I didn't realize before, it seems fine just the way it is.īrowncoat101 22:44, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Overlong Plot Framing the World: Explorations in Ecocriticism and Film. "Disposable Bodies: Biocolonialism in The Constant Gardener and Dirty Pretty Things". References to use Please add to the list references that can be used for the film article.
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