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Consent And Money Related Tissue Research

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Yes people should have ownership and control over where and how their tissue is being used. It is my body and if you are going to take something from me, I want to know what you are going to use it for. If it is research, I want to know what type and if it is for potential medical discoveries, I want to be compensated for my “donation”. It is not just knowing that my tissues could be used for medical research. It is having a say as to where my tissue is being studied. I have personal beliefs and I don’t want my beliefs compromised just because of research. In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, it states, “it is important for donors to be able to control who has access to their tissues, because they worry that information gathered from tissue samples might be used against …show more content…

Currently there are no laws on whether or not people should be given legal ownership of, and/or control over, their tissues. What is up for discussion is consent and money related to tissue research. For some knowing how their tissues are being used is more important than the money. Consent allows the patient to decide who and where the tissues are being given to and how they are being studied. Some people have religious beliefs, which may prevent some medical institutions from using them. Others want to know that the tissue taken from them is helping others and feel that they should be compensated for the “trouble” of having the tissue removed. Tissue research is commercialized and because of that, doctors should be required to tell patients that their tissue may provide a profit. “Estimates say one human body can

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Patient care is based around the individual- their best interest, treatment, and health concerns. Research is based around furthering knowledge within the medical world, by testing on people, and improving lives for future patients. In Henrietta’s case, she went to John Hopkins with the plan of being treated as a patient only, and was used for research, without education or consent. Making only a small effort to relieve her pain through radiation treatment, the physicians removed cells from Henrietta’s cervix to use in later studies. There is another line blurred, as Spigner, a University of Washington professor makes a point, stating, “The life and death of Henrietta Lacks is a cautionary tale that reflects the inherent contradiction between the stated purpose of medical research to provide benefit to humankind and the reality of blatant profiteering in the name of the advancement of science” (12).

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“The historic dream of public health…is a dream of social justice” (Health Affairs, Vol. 25, Number 4). In the story of Henrietta Lacks, it is hard to say that the use of her cervical tissue is ethical, because it is not. Henrietta was diagnosed with cervical cancer and Dr. Gey decided to isolate those cells. When he found that these cells could grow in a culture medium and last, he shared them with the world of science.

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The story of Henrietta Lacks is one of great ethical weight. I believe that no one sought out the consent or permission of the use of Henrietta Lack’s cells from herself and her family because of the breakthrough that they would make in the medical field. I believe the researchers and doctors felt that by obtaining these live cells, they could be helping millions and did not really think to the extent of asking for permission. They most likely had a vision for the use of these cells and asking for the permission from the patient themselves or even their families wasn't a thought that came to mind. Furthermore, during the time period in which the medical field was in at the time of the obtaining of Henrietta’s cells, there were no laws or set

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