>“If I can help people suffering from herpes, isn’t it my duty to do so?” That is a question, not a statement "Since I can help...". The problem is that he did

>“If I can help people suffering from herpes, isn’t it my duty to do so?” That is a question, not a statement "Since I can help...". The problem is that he did significant harm to people trying to answer that question. The results of his experimentation are not fully realized, but the story indicates his injections caused harm in some cases and do not appear to have achieved the promise cure in any(?) of the cases. The counterbalance question is "If my hypothesis is wrong and I harm people, isn't it my duty to do no harm?"