Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine
Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine
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Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine
More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company they sued in 2021, accusing its leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.
I doubt a settlement would ever be good enough, but at least it's something. Just another example of America fucking over a black woman.
I’m sorry, but this is incredibly simplistic. How did they fuck her over? Lack of informed consent was certainly there, but was (unfortunately) not uncommon.
I would say the lack of informed consent would be exactly it. I'm not sure why it not being uncommon makes a difference to whether or not it was an injustice.