Should henrietta family be financially compensated for cells

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For this assignment watch the movie and write 500+ word reflection on the movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks be sure to include answers to the following questions in your reflection:

1. Do you think Henrietta's experience with the health care system and medical research would have been different if she had a different ethnic background? Or If she was a patient in our current health care system? Why or Why not?

2. Should Henrietta's family be financially compensated for the cells? Why or why not? Where should those funds come from? What are the ethics issues involved in this decision?

3. Is ethics relative? Do our values change over time? If it was ethical and standard practice at the time to take Henrietta's cells without her knowledge, can we say today that it was unethical?

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