Blog #12-Was John Gey Ethical?

I don't believe that Gey was ethical when he took her cells because he did not even ask for her permission and did it without anyone's consent. Even though it can help with ending the disease it can also end up being very dangerous. I don't believe it's right because he did not have consent. Half the time Henrietta had no idea what was going on, and she just did whatever was told. Even if they had permission Henrietta would not have known what it was going to be for, because they never really explained what was happening to her. But I also believe that even though it may not have been ethical to Henrietta, it was ethical to Gey because it was helping scientist. If it was not for HeLa cells, and working with them to see how they reproduce and clone, we probably would not be as lucky as we are today. Those cells helped get rid of diseases and helped scientist understand the cells up close and personal.