In the United States of America, citizens have unalienable physical rights, a trait that sets us apart from many other countries around the world. While documents such as the Constitution and Bill of Rights stand true to this day, how these official papers apply to science is still up to debate, as some phrases could pose a threat to peoples’ privacy and to scientific research. Peoples’ legal ownership and control over their tissue, should be up to the person in which the tissues were extracted.
A prime example of how weak tissue rights invaded someone’s right to privacy and should be made stronger, is Henrietta Lacks. When ill with cervix cancer, a scientist extracted cells from her cervix without consent. In fact, informed consent was introduced in court in 1957 because of her. Often in the past, tissue was taken from people this way because tissues extracted from other animals didn’t provide 100% accurate representation of humans. Now, Henrietta’s family is starting to let this become a thing of the past. Something they shouldn’t have to do in the first place. …show more content…
The fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights says “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” This means that neither a person nor their property should be seized without a warrant for a proper reason or consent. Furthermore, this applies to tissues as they are the property of the
A prime example of how weak tissue rights invaded someone’s right to privacy and should be made stronger, is Henrietta Lacks. When ill with cervix cancer, a scientist extracted cells from her cervix without consent. In fact, informed consent was introduced in court in 1957 because of her. Often in the past, tissue was taken from people this way because tissues extracted from other animals didn’t provide 100% accurate representation of humans. Now, Henrietta’s family is starting to let this become a thing of the past. Something they shouldn’t have to do in the first place. …show more content…
The fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights says “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” This means that neither a person nor their property should be seized without a warrant for a proper reason or consent. Furthermore, this applies to tissues as they are the property of the