Do you personally feel that henrietta lacks or her survivors...

Name: do you personally feel that henrietta lacks or her survivors should have been compensated for the cells that were used for biological research whywhy not 72658
Uploaded: 2023-08-29T08:34:07-08:00
Duration: 4 min 20 s
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Description: do you personally feel that henrietta lacks or her survivors should have been compensated for the cells that were used for biological research whywhy not 72658

Transcript

00:01 Hello student, here the question of whether individual should be compensated for the tissue that has been used for scientific research is complex and involve ethical, legal and philosophical consideration.

00:11 The issue becomes particularly prominent when considering cases like the henrietta lacks whose cells were used without her or her family's knowledge and led to significant scientific advancement.

00:23 So here the question is if you discovered that tissue routinely removed from your body at some point in the past went on to a significant leap.

00:33 Benefit science and research, would you feel that you should somehow be compensated? what do you think is more important, a person's personal right over their own tissue or contributing to the science and research for the benefit of all the humankind? so it's the book the immortal life of henrietta.

00:53 So here first i am taking personal right versus the contribution to the science.

00:58 Personal rights individual have a right to autonomy and control over their bodies and biological material.

01:07 The use of the tissue without informal consent raises ethical concern about consent, privacy and individual's right.

01:14 In many cases people might feel that their bodily material should be used for the research and explicit permission.

01:25 So permission should be there and if i take it contribution to the science.

01:32 So here what i am feeling contribution to the science, the science and the medical research is crucial for the advancement of the knowledge and the development of the treatment and the cures.

01:41 Tissue samples plays a very vital role in understanding the disease.

01:46 So here testing drugs and developing medical technologies by contributing to the scientific progress, individual indirectly contribute to the betterment of the society as a whole balancing the perspective.

01:59 So here the question involves around finding a balance between the individual right and the greater good of scientific progress.

02:07 Informal consent, a key contribution is obtaining informal and voluntary consent from the individuals before using their tissue for the research.

02:15 Ethical guidelines today emphasize the importance of transparency and respect for the donor's wishes...

Question

Do you personally feel that Henrietta Lacks, or her survivors, should have been compensated for the cells that were used for biological research? Why/Why not?

Question

Do you personally feel that Henrietta Lacks, or her survivors, should have been compensated for the cells that were used for biological research? Why/Why not?

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