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  • In terms of the Henrietta Lacks case, I do believe that it was immoral for what they did, and even gave their family no compensation when they asked. However, since the rise of informed consent, I do believe that people should be explained the use of certain procedures that may help advance medicine. However, this may influence their answer to check yes for research use. Many times, a lot of the informed consent revolves around being misinformed. My first time getting a driver’s license, my father told me that I should not be an organ donor, because he truly believed that if I was seriously injured in a car accident, the paramedics would not try to revive me and instead wait until my organs could be harvested. At the time, being so young, I believed him, but looking back, a lot of people just do not understand of what being “informed” is and they do not know what exactly consent is and how it works. If a patient is informed and still elects “no” it should be honored even if it could have saved many future lives. It is a person’s body and they have a right to do whatever they want with it.