Ethical and legal issues: Who owns your cells?

Who owns your cells? When they are in your body, it’s not much of a question. Does the answer change if they have been taken for testing?
Review this article:
Grady, D. (2010, February 1). Second opinion: A lasting gift to medicine that wasn’t really a gift. The New York Times. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In your opinion, who owns the results of research (the cells, the cell lines)? Support your rationale using ethical principles.

• Should Henrietta Lacks’ descendents receive remuneration for the products resulting from the research conducted with HeLa cells? Support your rationale with legal principles.

• If Ms. Lacks had given informed consent, would your opinion change?

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