Chapter 13 Questions
1.
Explain the
inherent irony of the fact that the Tuskegee HeLa production lab was operating
at the same time that the infamous syphilis study was being conducted. What does
the juxtaposition of these two projects reveal about race relations in the
early 1950s?
2. Explain the contribution that HeLa
made to the emerging field of genetics.
3. Who profited monetarily from the sale
of HeLa cells and other human biological materials?
4. Do you agree with Pomerant’s
suggestion that Gey should have “finished his own research” before releasing
HeLa to the general public?
Chapter 17
1. Who were the test subjects in
Southam’s first study? Were they informed about the research and its risks?
2. Where did Southam find test subjects
for his second research study?
3. How did Southam justify his decision
to inject HeLa cells into patients without their knowledge or consent?
4. What is the purpose of the Nuremberg
Code? What events led to it being developed?
5. Explain how the action against
Southam and Mandel led to the development of informed consent forms as a
standard medical practice.
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