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Consent And Money Related Tissue Research

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Yes people should have ownership and control over where and how their tissue is being used. It is my body and if you are going to take something from me, I want to know what you are going to use it for. If it is research, I want to know what type and if it is for potential medical discoveries, I want to be compensated for my “donation”. It is not just knowing that my tissues could be used for medical research. It is having a say as to where my tissue is being studied. I have personal beliefs and I don’t want my beliefs compromised just because of research. In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, it states, “it is important for donors to be able to control who has access to their tissues, because they worry that information gathered from tissue samples might be used against …show more content…

Currently there are no laws on whether or not people should be given legal ownership of, and/or control over, their tissues. What is up for discussion is consent and money related to tissue research. For some knowing how their tissues are being used is more important than the money. Consent allows the patient to decide who and where the tissues are being given to and how they are being studied. Some people have religious beliefs, which may prevent some medical institutions from using them. Others want to know that the tissue taken from them is helping others and feel that they should be compensated for the “trouble” of having the tissue removed. Tissue research is commercialized and because of that, doctors should be required to tell patients that their tissue may provide a profit. “Estimates say one human body can

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