State to pay 6 subjects in stuttering case
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The state has agreed to pay $925,000 to unwitting subjects of an infamous 1930s stuttering experiment -- orphans who were badgered and belittled as children by University of Iowa researchers trying to induce speech impediments.
Johnson County District Court Judge Denver Dillard issued an order approving the settlement, which still must be ratified by the State Appeal Board.
The six plaintiffs said the experiment left lifelong psychological and emotional scars. According to the study, none became stutterers.
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