Instructor(s)
Barbara Greenberg, J.D.
Magistrate for Bedford Municipal Court
Location
Date
Tuesdays, January 28-March 4
Time
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET
When Henrietta Lacks went to Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951 to be treated for cancer, her cells began to be used in medical research – without her or her relatives’ consent. These “HeLa” cells have impacted research for seven decades and also became a bioethics issue. In this course we will discuss medical consent and how medical communities and legal entities have viewed it and who makes the ultimate decision.
Read: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
This course is offered with the generous support of the Association for Continuing Education
Member of Lifelong Learning Cost
Members receive 15% discount.
Nonmember Cost
$100