The Pros And Cons Of Henrietta Lacks

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Imagine you go to the hospital for a routinely check up and waking up with aches and pain in places you never complained about, come to find out your doctor unwillingly added your name in a scientific study in search of a cure for cancer. It would be unfortunate but for Henrietta Lack’s family that was a reality, and to make matters the worst Henrietta never found out her cells were being used. Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman whose cancerous cells were taken from her without her consent. The cells that were taken from Henrietta Lacks turned her family's life upside down. It is wrong and unethical to use someone without their consent. Doctors should not use a patient's cells, their bodies parts or their medical conditions without