The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Book Discussion

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During Skloot and Deborah's meeting with Christoph Lengauer, Lengauer emphasizes the importance of Henrietta Lacks’s contribution to science and how she is remembered in the medical community. Langauer states, "Whenever we read books about science, it's always HeLa this and HeLa that. Some people know those are the initials of a person, but they don't know who that person is. That's important history."

Write a 525- to 700-word article that addresses the following:

  • Evaluate whether the book effectively illustrates the significance of Henrietta Lacks’s life, her contributions to science, and their impact on her family. Answer the following questions in your evaluation:
  • Are there problematic elements as to how Skloot portrays Lacks and her family?
  • Do you agree with Lengauer’s quote that it is important to know about Henrietta Lacks? Why or why not?
  • Explain how learning about Henrietta Lacks’s story helped you become a more ethical leader.
  • Provide 2 to 3 examples of what medical professionals can do to prevent unethical practices.

Use 3 examples from the book The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks BY Rebecca Skloot to support your response and cite the novel.

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Running head: THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
There are problematic elements as to how Skloot portrays Lacks and her family. At
first, the family seems to be very hostile when it comes to speaking about Henrietta's famous
cells. The family is hostile because of the way the scientists and the media had treated them.
Bearing in mind how poor they were and yet the scientists were benefiting from their
mother's immortal cells, they were not willing to share any information to Skloot. From the
article, it is written that some tissues were removed from Henrietta without her permission
and taken to the...


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