The most ethical controversy that differs from the 1950’s to today is about the Henrietta’s story is if it was right for them to take her cells. Individuals believe that most scientists solely cared about the beneficial advantages that would come from Henrietta’s cells, but never thought about where they came from, whether she had given consent, or whether her family might care about that. Today, society is sympathetic for Henrietta’s family as no one told or asked permission from her family to take her cells, no one explained anything to them, and they weren’t told her medical records were going to be released. No one told her family that the cells existed until 1973, when scientists wanted to do research on her children to learn more about
