The Secret Post-WWII US Surgeries: A Story of Mass Medical Interventions

Post-WWII US Surgeries: A Controversial Practice. In the aftermath of World War II, the United States implemented a series of medical operations on a massive scale, raising serious ethical concerns. Historians and medical experts are now examining this practice, which involved an unprecedented number of procedures. The exact number of operations remains a point of debate, but estimates range in the tens of thousands. The selection process for these surgeries involved IQ testing, a method that has been criticized for its potential biases and discriminatory outcomes. One expert, Sergey Savelyev, commented, "This was not just medical treatment; it was social engineering."