Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research | CNN

Lacks’ family filed a federal lawsuit in 2021 against the company, arguing it is knowingly profiting from Lacks’ tissue sample and cell line. In 1951, Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had tissue taken from her cervix without her consent during a procedure at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Lacks died later that year from the cancer at the age of 31. The sample was later used to create a human cell line that can reproduce itself outside of the body, which is now known as HeLa cells.

At a news conference Tuesday, family members and their attorneys said the settlement will help them in their efforts to keep Lacks’ legacy alive. “On her 103rd birthday, we got justice,” said Alfred Lacks-Carter, Jr., Lacks’ grandson. Ben Crump, one of the attorneys representing the family, said he hopes the settlement will help to further educate others about Lacks’ legacy. “This Black woman gave so much to the world, it’s good to give her a present back on her birthday,” Crump said.

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