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If it was me, I would be fine with it as long as goes to something that would help people. But if they were selling my cells without me knowing or my family knowing I will be

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I don't think that it necessarily matters if they have already passed away. However, if the person is in the hospital and still alive for a couple more days, I would say that it is reasonable for them to have to consent to scientists using their cells.

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I think it's OK for someones cells to be stolen if it leads to medical advances. I think that the possibility of saving countless lives is worth the sacrifice of a few cells.

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I think even though its for scientific research, doctors still need consent to take someones cells.

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I believe while ethical research is important, consent is of the upmost concern in today's society. Physicians and the companies they represent shouldn't profit off the poor merely because of possible the benefit of human kind if said party gets nothing in return, much less aren't even made aware (like in Henrietta's family's case). Instead of taking samples with out permission, physicians should ask their client to use their sample or their family and if said experiments are fruitful will be entitled to compensation.

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I think it's ok, it doesn't hurt wouldn't hurt to give some right?

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I believe there should be a balance between scientific research and the rights of others. I think that someone's should have to give permission in order for researchers to use them. I believe this because it is their body not anyonelse's.

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No, it is NOT okay to use someone else's cells without their consent. Some people don't want to be tested on. It's wrong to just do that to person without asking them first.  You need to ask that person or somebody in the family to do that. But you shouldn't take somebody's cells without asking. If a person wants their cells to be tested on then they will suggest it, but if you take and use it without telling anybody, that's wrong.

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I think it was not okay that the cells were stolen even though it led to a scientific breakthrough. Its important to ask for anything that is not yours otherwise its stealing. Not "borrowing", but stealing.

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People should ask if they could take your cells for scientific research. I think that it's disrespectful to steal a person's cells without them even knowing or thinking of it, especially when they are dead.

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I believe that if the person is still alive doctors or scientist should ask for permission to use their cells. This is because the patient might not feel comfortable being experimented on and they should have a say in what scientist does with their cells. But if they are deceased then I think it is okay to use the cells because they are no longer here and the cells can benefit new discoveries.

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They need to ask them or their family. If they are dead then the family needs to know. That person for family should receive profit if the make money on their cells.

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My opinion on the needs of scientific research versus the ethical rights of individuals is that scientific research should be allowed to be conducted if the individual is deceased. Someone's cells should be allowed to be used without consent if they are deceased because the person is no longer alive. They have no brain activity and no emotion or feeling of any kind. This means that it is humane and ethical due to them being dead. Of course, it may seem morbid, but it could save thousands of lives to the cost of nothing to the individual who's cells are being harvested.

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I don't think its okay for people to steal cells. But I think that people should make the decision whether or not their cells could be taken and do research on them. Yes, some cells may have the answers to all the questions or problems, but there still needs to be an agreement. You can't just take people cells without their permission, its considered stealing....

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No, I don't think it is okay for someone's cells to be stolen from them, without their consent. Because later when their relatives find out that the person whose cells were stolen, it can cause problems for them. Even though it might help someone with a medical condition, but if the person was asked first before their cell are taken away from them, then that would be fine. If a small amount of their cells were taken with their permission and with their family knowing as well, and if those cells were used for a medical advances, that would be fine.

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I think they should ask for consent before the guy dies. If they can't ask him because he is dead, they should ask the family.

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I think that it is definitely important for people to ask for consent. I mean they are using our cells and tissue. I wouldn't mind if after asking for consent, let them use my cells. I think that if we have the opportunity to help make a cure for cancer than we should take it. Over all though, I do believe it is very important to ask for consent and to respect any decision that ourselves or our family make.

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People should have a choice weather or not to give scientist their cells. If the person already passed away, scientist should at least ask the family to take that persons cells for research. If scientist don't ask and they steal the cells, the family would not get as much money out of it or any.

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It's honestly not a bad thing for someone's cells to be used for significant medical advances but, they should have the consent of the person if they do want to use their cells. It's very disrespectful to the person and their family. It's only right to give proper acknowledgement to the family.

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Other people may think they should always ask for the families consent to use their loved ones cells on research. But other than that I don't think it's a big deal because it's research and it cou

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In Henrietta's case I believe while it is technically unethical today, in some places, that they should have harvested the cells but what should have been handled differently with the family being completely in the dark about what was being done until later. How it should have been was the doctor explaining what is special about her cells and then if they were bought or sold giving some of the profit to the family. think of how many people have been saved by HeLa cells.

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I believe that if they are just taking a sample its no big deal. You have a chance to help a lot of people. If they started asking people before hand that might be a little more ethical but if its going to the greater good I think its not a big deal. I don't think its that bad for them to take a few samples without asking but if others really do care it wouldn't hurt to ask.

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I don't think its OK for someone's cells to be stolen. I think maybe the family should be asked first. If I were dead I would be fine if scientist wanted to research my cells.

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I am kind of on the fence about this, scientist were able to make so many scientific advancements and make a lot of money. I do think that they should've asked for consent or shared the money from her cells. I think that some medical advancements aren't worth the non ethical research and practice. If they are going to use someone's cells and DNA they should at least inform the person or their family.

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The family would have the right not the scientists who discovered it. Even though the family didn't find the disease, they are the ones who
decide to do it, or not. They should not be stolen even in a medical advance. Because it's not the scientist's right to do so, even if it would have advantages

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I think that its important for all humans to have free will and be able to say, yes I want my cells to be taken for research after I die, or, no I don't. If the cells are taken without permission, then thats a violation of what the person wanted. Just because one person says they don't want their cells taken doesn't mean there won't be many more people who will agree to it.

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sure, if someone else is helped than that's OK with me

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No I don't think it's okay. Mainly because the family was still poor after the billion dollar industry developed from that breakthrough. I think that the cell donor/family should receive a percentage of the profit that is made from the samples they give. It's not right to a part of someone and make money of that without permission.

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I do believe that in some cases, the right thing needs to be done no matter what, or who it affects. But when we're talking about someone's own body, it's never okay to do something without consent. Just like organ donors, I think it's very necessary to get permission before you start using our body for research and medical advancements.

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A lot of people strive for more medical advancements. Many that field don’t show respect to a person. If someone doesn’t want to be used for a scientific project that should be something that is respected. And people should be OK with that because at the end of the day it’s their body and if they don’t want to do something to it or if they do want to do something it’s up to them nobody can change that for them for them. Cause like the example we learned about today the cells that were stolen from her tissue even though it had it made advancements in science and medicall. It did a lot of harm to the family that was involved.

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No, I think scientists should ask the families if it's alright with them to be used for medical purposes. But then again there isn't really anything anyone can do after the scientists already have possession of the cells. If, in some cases, someone's cells are needed then i would say yes use them, but it is wrong if the families didn't consent with the use of the cells and the scientists still do it anyway.

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I do believe that someone should get the patient's consent before using samples from them. In Henrietta's case she herself was not present, so in cases like those I believe the parent/guardian/family should be the one to give consent in proxy for them. It's not okay to take something from someone without telling them what it is for, but if they give permission for it to be used then I don't think they should get paid for someone else's medical discovery even though their cells were involved.