Henrietta Lacks - Race and Patients' rights

by Justine Wurley

Overview

After her death, the cancer cells of African American woman Henrietta Lacks were used for medical research without the approval of her family. The events that followed were pivotal in the development of U.S. patients' rights and colored by ongoing subtle racism in America.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150706736
Publisher:	Grizzlyfinecut
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	75 KB