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At 16, I was experimented on by the CIA and now I'm suing

At 16, I was experimented on by the CIA and now I'm suing

Summary

Lana Ponting, a Canadian woman, is suing for her involvement in CIA-sponsored experiments conducted in the 1950s when she was a teenager. These experiments, part of the MK-Ultra project, tested mind control techniques without the participants' consent. A recent court decision allows her class-action lawsuit against a hospital in Montreal to proceed.

Key Facts

  • Lana Ponting was sent to the Allan Memorial Institute in 1958, where she underwent CIA-backed experiments.
  • The experiments were part of a project called MK-Ultra, which aimed to study mind control techniques.
  • These experiments included the use of drugs like LSD and techniques like electroshock therapy.
  • The experiments were conducted without participants' consent at over 100 institutions in the U.S. and Canada.
  • A judge recently denied an appeal by the Royal Victoria Hospital, allowing the lawsuit to move forward.
  • Previous lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada have had mixed outcomes, with some victims receiving compensation.
  • Ms. Ponting only recently discovered she was part of these experiments and is now seeking justice.
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