With the way society has progressed over the last few years, consent is more important than ever. If a research hospital would like to use a patient’s data/samples in a research study, then the hospital should definitely get permission from the patient first. For one thing, if a research hospital took data from a patient, used it without the patients consent, ended up making a breakthrough, and earned a lot of money, the patient could definitely raise serious legal charges towards the hospital for having her data used without their permission. It is a similar situation to using someone else’s music in your video/movie without their consent. If they found out, they could shut the entire project down. For another thing, informing the patient of all the good that can come from their participation hurts no one and if they still refuse to give consent, then their wishes must be respected.