Harriet Washington, Bio Ethicist from Columbia University in New York City and author on medical ethics quotes Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead saying "The progress of civilization is not a wholly uniform drift towards better things."  Some times we need to hit "pause" or go back a few steps to correct things.  
This statement becomes the backbone of the conversation between John McIlwain, Dr. Summer Dewdney and Ms. Harriet Washington.