After receiving a malignant diagnosis, Henrietta signed a statement which gave permission to perform any necessary surgery, she had gone through multiple tests, and had an operation. The doctor took two samples of cervical tissue (one from the tumor and another from healthy cervical tissue), which was sent to Dr. Gey, and they used radium to kill the cancer in her cervix. Do you think that medical professionals took her signing this document as consent to research, and do whatever they wanted with her cells?
- Josh Steffen
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