"HeLa": Disguising the "Deviancy"

The changing of Henrietta's name to "Helena Lane" may symbolize not only the doctor's attempts to hide the truth behind the injustice retrieval of the cells but ultimately, the identity of the source of the cells. Perhaps if the public had been made aware of the "HeLa" cells belonged to a black woman, they would have been reluctant to use the treatments born out of her cells. Why use cells from a "deviant" race? Even the media often referred to the cells as "abnormal." Could the use of the "abnormal" cells from a black woman help justify the retrieval of the cells? Could the "abnormal" cells obtained from a black woman justify the advancement of the cells finally developing into immortal cells?

Angela B.