Would people in 1951 feel any different if they knew black people could produce lifesaving cures with technology? Henrietta Lacks was a black woman that got cervical cancer and went to Hopkins hospital because it was the closest segregated hospital around. While Henrietta was as Hopkins, they were doing tests and during that process, Dr. Gey took Henrietta’s cells without her consent.
Henrietta was diagnosed with Cervical cancer doctors took samples without her consent. She had five kids and died at Hopkins hospital on October 4, 1951 being only 31 years old. What truly killed her was the toxins of the radiation treatments. Only some people knew that she was a black woman. Yet, most people did not know her real name.
I believe that publishing this in 1951 would not have been any different because most people never knew the full truth about HeLa. Such as who it came from and what her real name
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People did not know the truth about HeLa because Hopkins hospital hid the fact that they took living samples of Henrietta’s cells without consent. “-Add quote-“they did it to continue and advance in their research.
From HeLa the scientific world was booming with questions. “–Add quote-“they asked questions such as where was HeLa from and who’s the patient was with the cells. Not to mention Hopkins did not release Henrietta name because they did not want people to find out who she really was. In fact, they kept her out of the loop the whole time she spent at Hopkins. For the most part scientists and doctors credited themselves and technology for the new scientific discoveries for the cells.
However one thinks that Henrietta wasn’t known since she was a black patient at Hopkins who got her rights violated at a non- segregated hospital by doctors, but according to the research: ---add quote---”. They did not want Henrietta lacks to be known because it was against the codes. The codes such