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Henrietta Lacks’ Family Settles Suit Against Biotech Firm Over Stolen Cells

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The Black woman’s cells were extracted without her permission while she underwent cancer treatment at a segregated hospital.

Brooke Leigh Howard
Brooke Leigh Howard 

Race and Identity Reporter

The family of Henrietta Lacks at the unveiling of a statue on the 70th anniversary of her death at Royal Fort House in Bristol. Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells changed the course of modern medicine after they were taken from her with consent or knowledge.
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Brooke Leigh Howard

Race and Identity Reporter

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