Essay On Henrietta Lacks
"In this case, something went wrong: in Henrietta's medical record, one of her doctors wrote, 'Told she could not have any more children. Says if she had been told so before, she would not have gone through with treatment.' But by the time she found out, it was too late" (48).
"'What would really upset Henrietta is that fact that Dr. Gey never told the family anything--we didn't know nothing about those cells and he didn't care. That just rubbed us the wrong way. I just kept asking everybody, 'Why didn't they say anything to the family?' They knew how to contact us! If Dr. Gey wasn't dead, I think I would have killed him my self" (169).
"Since at least the 1800s, black oral history has been filled with tales of 'night doctors' who kidnapped black people for research. And there were disturbing truths behind those stories" (165).
"Pomerant suggested that Gey should have finished his own HeLa research before 'releasing [HeLa] to the general public since once released it becomes general scientific property.' But Gey hadn't done that. And as soon as HeLa became 'general scientific property,' people started wondering about the woman behind the cells" (104).
- taking tissue samples without her or her family knowledge
-taken to a color only operations room
- colored only bathroom, and waiting room …show more content…
Without asking or informing her, Henrietta’s doctors at John Hopkins took tissue samples from her cervix and attempted to grow them and keep them alive. After she died, these cells, known as HeLa cells, became essential to scientific research, contributing to developments like vaccines and other medical advancements. However because of their race and socio-economic status, Henrietta Lacks and the rest of the Lacks family were exploited by doctors, researchers, and the media. Rebecca Skloot’s book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks explores these issues, without taking advantage of them
"'What would really upset Henrietta is that fact that Dr. Gey never told the family anything--we didn't know nothing about those cells and he didn't care. That just rubbed us the wrong way. I just kept asking everybody, 'Why didn't they say anything to the family?' They knew how to contact us! If Dr. Gey wasn't dead, I think I would have killed him my self" (169).
"Since at least the 1800s, black oral history has been filled with tales of 'night doctors' who kidnapped black people for research. And there were disturbing truths behind those stories" (165).
"Pomerant suggested that Gey should have finished his own HeLa research before 'releasing [HeLa] to the general public since once released it becomes general scientific property.' But Gey hadn't done that. And as soon as HeLa became 'general scientific property,' people started wondering about the woman behind the cells" (104).
- taking tissue samples without her or her family knowledge
-taken to a color only operations room
- colored only bathroom, and waiting room …show more content…
Without asking or informing her, Henrietta’s doctors at John Hopkins took tissue samples from her cervix and attempted to grow them and keep them alive. After she died, these cells, known as HeLa cells, became essential to scientific research, contributing to developments like vaccines and other medical advancements. However because of their race and socio-economic status, Henrietta Lacks and the rest of the Lacks family were exploited by doctors, researchers, and the media. Rebecca Skloot’s book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks explores these issues, without taking advantage of them