The decision the doctor made to take Henrietta's cells has change the medical field as they know it forever. ... Back when Henrietta was a patient at John Hopkins, the doctors didn't have to ask for permission to take tissue samples from when she was alive. ... Today doctors need to ask the patient if they are able to take samples when they are alive. ... There are many consequences if doctors or medical personal ignore these laws. These people can be sued by their patients if they were to be found out like one man had tried to do, his name was John Moore. ...

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