Roland Patillo argument

 “I think people are morally obligated to allow their bits and pieces to be used to advance knowledge to help others. Since everybody benefits, everybody can accept the small risks of having their tissue scraps used in research.”
I, Roland Patillo, do not agree with this statement. I think that if people want to to give their tissue to scientific research, that they should give consent to it. Yes most scientists would say that people are obligated to allow their tissue, but I think that it would be morally correct to get consent from the donor first. After all, it is their body and their tissue and they should not feel obligated to give their tissue to science. For example, "Toward the end of her treatments, Henrietta asked her doctor when she'd be better so she could have another child. Until that moment, Henrietta didn't know that the treatments had left her infertile. (47)", this quote shows the immorality of the doctors. The doctors should have told Henrietta that she would not longer be fertile. Would Henrietta still have chose to receive the treatment? As a doctor, you are obligated to let your patients know what the side effects and the possible outcomes are before treatment. Same goes for taking tissue, it can have effects and people should know the effects. After knowing what it could do to their body, they should not feel obligated. Therefore, I do not think that people are morally obligated to allow their tissue to advance knowledge to help others.

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