Synthesis
There are many issues about informed consent that are located within the articles “Deal Done Over HeLa Cells” written by Ewen Callaway and “Taking the Least of You” written by Rebecca Skloot. In “Deal Done Over HeLa Cells,” it notifies the readers about the cells of Henrietta Lack’s and how they were taken away from her body without her or her family’s consent. In “Taking the Least of You,” it states the issues about informed consent that Ted Slavin, John Moore, and William Catalona have had. Both of these articles strongly agree that medical researchers and taken and used information and parts of the body without the consent of the person from which it was taken from or the family. [What should be done about informed consent?]
Within the article “Deal Done over HeLa Cells,” there are many reasons that explain the major issues with the subject of informed consent. “Taking the Least of You” is about a woman by the name of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks had cells that were immortal. The effect of her cells being immortal is that they would reproduce much faster than what the average human cells would. Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital on January 29, 1951( Biography.com Editors. "Henrietta Lacks Biography.") At the hospital,Lacks was experiencing very odd pain . Henrietta’s …show more content…
Early on, Dr. Catalona began asked his patients early on if he could use the tissue that he removed during his patients for research. At the time, the university that Catalona worked for was Washington University in St. Louis. Washington Univeristy realized that these tissue samples that Catalona removed from his patients could earn the university money. Dr. Catalona wanted the tissue samples to be sent to a biotech company, but the university did not agree with this idea. As a result of the anarchy between Washington University and Dr. Catalona, Catalona’s practice was moved
There are many issues about informed consent that are located within the articles “Deal Done Over HeLa Cells” written by Ewen Callaway and “Taking the Least of You” written by Rebecca Skloot. In “Deal Done Over HeLa Cells,” it notifies the readers about the cells of Henrietta Lack’s and how they were taken away from her body without her or her family’s consent. In “Taking the Least of You,” it states the issues about informed consent that Ted Slavin, John Moore, and William Catalona have had. Both of these articles strongly agree that medical researchers and taken and used information and parts of the body without the consent of the person from which it was taken from or the family. [What should be done about informed consent?]
Within the article “Deal Done over HeLa Cells,” there are many reasons that explain the major issues with the subject of informed consent. “Taking the Least of You” is about a woman by the name of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks had cells that were immortal. The effect of her cells being immortal is that they would reproduce much faster than what the average human cells would. Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital on January 29, 1951( Biography.com Editors. "Henrietta Lacks Biography.") At the hospital,Lacks was experiencing very odd pain . Henrietta’s …show more content…
Early on, Dr. Catalona began asked his patients early on if he could use the tissue that he removed during his patients for research. At the time, the university that Catalona worked for was Washington University in St. Louis. Washington Univeristy realized that these tissue samples that Catalona removed from his patients could earn the university money. Dr. Catalona wanted the tissue samples to be sent to a biotech company, but the university did not agree with this idea. As a result of the anarchy between Washington University and Dr. Catalona, Catalona’s practice was moved