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152: The multibillion dollar claim for Henrietta Lacks's cell line

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What Is the Situation in the United States Regarding My Ownership of My Body Parts?

In the united states we have entirely different legal regimes concerning the quot ownership and sale and transfer of blood versus sperm, versus eggs. It is entirely dependent on those. One of the exclusions in the human tissue act is where a line of cells is developed outside the body. And that does not come within the informed consent requirement.

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