Part III- Chapters 23-38: Question 42

Study the recent legal disputes over the collection and use of tissue samples filed by the Havasupai tribe against Arizona State University. What similarities and differences do you see between that case and the use of HeLa cells from the Lack's family.

Part III- Chapters 23-38: Question 41

Why did scientists find it necessary to conduct research on human beings? How did
the development of HeLa cells change the way research could be conducted?

Part III- Chapters 23-38: Question 40

One of the arguments against giving people legal ownership of their tissues is
summarized in the following quote from David Korn, vice provost for research at
Harvard University: “I think people are morally obligated to allow their bits and pieces
to be used to advance knowledge to help others. Since everybody benefits, everybody
can accept the small risks of having their tissue scraps used in research.” However, in a
profit-driven health care system, all citizens do not have equal access to the treatments
and medications made possible by tissue and cell research. What are the intended and
unintended consequences of a profit-driven health care system?

Part III- Chapters 23-38: Question 39

Investigate the history of mental institutions in the United States. Explore the role that
journalists have played in influencing public attitudes toward the mentally ill, and
altering how the mentally ill are diagnosed and treated.

Part III- Chapters 23-38: Question 38

What ethical dilemmas could result from financially compensating “donors” and research participants for donating blood, eggs, sperm, or other biological materials? At what point could compensation become coercive?

Part III- Chapters 23-38: Question 37

Research the laws and the ethical debate over offering payment in exchange for participation in scientific studies, or for the donation of blood, eggs, sperm, or other biological materials. Do people have a right to “sell”their body, tissues, or organs if they wish?

Part III- Chapters 23-38: Question 36

How does Skloot’s attitude toward the relationship between religious faith and science evolve as a result of her relationship with the Lacks family?