Henrietta Lacks' family settles lawsuit after cells used for countless medical breakthroughs

THE HBO HIT "EUPHORIA". HE HAD NEVER ACTED BEFORE THE SHOW. REX DIED OF CANCER IN 1951. BACK THEN, DOCTORS TOOK SOME OF THE CANCER CELLS WITHOUT HER OR HER FAMILIES CONSENT. THOSE CELLS HAVE BEEN USED IN COUNTLESS MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS. HENRIETTA LACKS A FAMILY THAT IT HAS WAITED 70 YEARS FOR JUSTICE. >> I CAN THINK OF NO BETTER PRESENT ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HENRIETTA LET 100 THIRD BIRTHDAY, THEN TO GIVE HER FAMILY SOME MEASURE OF RESPECT FOR HENRIETTA LACKS. SOME MEASURE OF DIGNITY FOR

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Keywords: henrietta lacks, cells, medicine

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Length: 0min 52sec (52 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 01 2023