How did the American Anthropological Association's "do no harm" mandate come into existence?
A) Anti-colonialist ideas spurred a debate in the 1900s.
B) The loss of life during the Human Terrain Systems Program was made public.
C) An increasing awareness of loss of Amazonian rain forest populations evoked a worldwide outcry.
D) The ethical and moral lapses in the latter twentieth century led to changes in attitude about the role of the anthropologist.

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The ethical and moral lapses in the latter twentieth century led to changes in attitude about the role of the anthropologist. In the 1960s and 1970s, scandals such as Project Camelot and the Willowbrook State School study brought attention to the harm that anthropologists could potentially inflict on their research subjects. This led to a push for stricter ethical guidelines, ultimately resulting in the American Anthropological Association's "do no harm" mandate in 1971.

How Did the American Anthropological Association's "Do No Harm" Mandate