I can’t say that I fully agree with Sandy ro Grace, but I would have to side more with Sandy. We have to respect individuals rights to privacy and should strive to achieve informed consent. My wife read a book called the incredible Henrietta Lacks. It is a fascinating story that I would like to read someday. It is amazing how much good came from the cells harvested from Henrietta, but that doesn’t make not obtaining consent right and it does not mean that consent could not have been obtained and the same results achieved. Dr. Bob Jones Sr. said, “ It is never right to do wrong in order to get a chance to do right.” While informed consent was not as prevalent in when Henrietta's cell were obtained, today we have a very different standard
