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Henrietta Lacks: Family of black woman whose cells were taken settle case

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Henrietta Lacks: Family of black woman whose cells were taken settle case

Interesting Global [email protected]English • 1 year ago

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Henrietta Lacks' cells were harvested in 1951 without her consent and used for medical research.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/mLFgP
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230802052932/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66376758

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And not only were Henrietta’s cells harvested, her descendants’ cells were harvested as well, and harvested without full disclosure to her descendants.

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