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The story of Henrietta Lacks has several themes in it. It talks about family relationships, the strong spirit of Henrietta and broadly on the science of HeLa. The writer of the book Rebecca Skloot did some extensive research and study on the life of Henrietta and based on her story she has gone ahead to start an organization to help people who have greatly contributed in scientific research. She mainly focuses on the people who have not received any recognition like it was the case of Henrietta’s children before it was discovered that her cells were being used for ...

Informed Consent in Scientific Testing

‘Instructor’s Name’ ‘Subject’ Informed consent is the process of getting the prior consent of the patient, before choices about his/her health care is made. This concept is based on the, rights a patient has on her body, and the ethical duty of the physician to inform the patient about the things happening to her body. The consent might be required both for performing a therapy for the ailment of the patient, or to make them participate in a clinical trial. An informed consent is said to have been obtained from a patient, when she is fully aware of the facts ...

- What is the Topic? The objective of this paper is to discuss a selected topic in the field of ethics. The selected topic to be discussed was the ethical validity of the principle that suggests that the good of many outweighs the good of one. This paper will revolve around this ethical dilemma and its applicability in Henrietta Lacks’ case, perhaps even in the case of her family. - How is Henrietta and her family involved? The bottom line that makes this paper relevant to the principle that suggests that the good of the many outweighs ...

Her parents named her Loretta Pleasant when she was born on August 1, 1920 in the mountains of Roanoke Virginia. As an adult she chose to change her name to Henrietta. Irony followed Henrietta throughout her life and when she was still young once her mother died she went to live with her grandfather. The irony was he lived in the old slave quarter of a large plantation home that had previously belonged to one of her white ancestors. At her Grandfather’s home she shared a room with one of the first cousins, Day Lacks and she and her cousin ...

The book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is work by Rebecca Skloot and accounts for the life of an African-American woman with the name Henrietta Lacks. The story is not fictional in any way and accounts for actual events that took place. Henrietta had cervical cancer. She was at the Hopkins Hospital as it was the only hospital during her time that could treat people of color. During the tests, doctors discovered that the cells had the unusual ability to stay alive, grow and even regenerate. Consequently, doctor harvested her cells and used to them create a line of ...

The issue of medical ethics is one of a sensitive nature in the prevailing times. All over the world, people's tissues are kept in banks. Majorly, the tissue is from parts of patients undergoing or who have undergone through surgery. Use of the human body cells has become essential for learning about the human body. This is based on the fact that research in medicine has necessitated the use of human tissue. In the case of Henrietta Lacks, her cells were taken from her without consent. The matter is further compounded by the fact that her family was never informed ...

In Search of Henrietta

There are certain events in human life that might change the course of one’s life. There are also some human lives that might change the course of history and evolution of human civilization in general. Speaking of such people, some might imagine famous warlords, rulers of Ancient kingdoms; other would think about inventors, scientists and geniuses who were shaping their epochs and forthcoming generations; some might think of political leaders who lead their countries to prosperity and victory in global wars. In most cases, no one would have thought of an ordinary Afro-American woman in her thirties, who ...