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Ron
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Did my last update stick? Doesn't seem like it. Anyway, Chapter 18 shows how primitive medical ethics were back in the 1950s, which to me is the real issue with HeLa. Docs did whatever the hell they wanted and justified it by saying stuff like, "If people knew we were injecting them with cancer cells, they wouldn't let us do it."
— Apr 28, 2017 02:08PM
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Ron
is on page 300 of 370
I'm basically done, review to come when I have more time. In general, I thought this book is a great way to illustrate issues in medical ethics and journalism ethics by showing how they affect real people.
— May 10, 2017 02:14PM
Ron
is on page 159 of 370
Chapter 20, wherein HeLa laughs at humanity's foolish attempts to contain her.
— May 03, 2017 09:30AM
Ron
is on page 100 of 370
I've heard several people say that Henrietta's descendants deserve a windfall from the biotech industry, but to me that's missing the point. The point, especially here in chapter 18, is the primitive state of medical ethics in the 1950s. We seriously have doctors arguing, "But if we told people we were injecting them with cancer cells, they wouldn't let us. We can't work under these conditions!"
— Apr 28, 2017 01:54PM
Ron
is on page 100 of 370
Not sure of my progress here, on chapter 15 of 42 in the audiobook. I could have sworn I had a print copy here somewhere, but I can't find it, and thanks to Oprah I can't borrow a copy either. Anyway, I wish I could say I was shocked at Debra's relatives, but I've heard it all before. Grown man molests his niece and it's her fault for coming on to him.
— Apr 25, 2017 09:29PM
