Rebecca Skloot's book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" is the story of how medical researchers used The cells from the cervix of a woman named Henrietta Lacks for many years for medical research without her permission or knowledge.How this could happen and the ethical implications of this story form the basis of this shocking book.
Henrieta Lacks is the main character of the book. She is an african-american woman. She wasn't educated. She was the ninth child in her family.Her mother Eliza Lacks died giving birth to tenth child. Becouse of that her family was divided. Some of the children grew up with cousins and some,including Henrieta and her cousin Day, ended up with ther grandfather, Tony Lacks. They worked very hard at their farm of tabacoSoon when she reached her 14 Henrita and Day got married.
Everything took plase in Clover where rest of her family was sent there. It was the time of segregation while black people was separeted from white. Hopkins - an only hospital that would accept black people.She had some gynecological problems, but she refused to take care of herself until it really started to bother her and she found out something wrong in her womb.
Doctors discovered at her womb tumor it was begining of cervix cancer. Doctors touth they can find a cure for the tritmant. They tride to keep the cells they cat from other pations hopping they'll not die.But henrietta cells what was taken during the operaztion still in life.
reaction:
When I have started to read this book I was shocked. How doctores can take the Henrietta Lack's cells whithout her permition. At least they should give them some compensation.
question:
Why doctors first ignored her complaints?
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