Henrietta Lacks' family settles lawsuit with biotech company that used her cells without consent

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The family reached a settlement with the company that they accused of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.

Over 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks' cells without her knowledge, the family has reached a settlement.More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks' cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company that they accused of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.

In a joint statement, Thermo Fisher representatives and attorneys for the Lacks family said they were pleased to resolve the matter and declined to comment further on the agreement. The remarkable science involved - and the impact on the Lacks family, some of whom had chronic illnesses and no health insurance - were documented in a bestselling book by Rebecca Skloot, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," which was published in 2010. Oprah Winfrey portrayed her daughter in an HBO movie about the story.

In a brief filed in support of the Lacks family, attorneys advocating for civil rights, women's rights and health care equity said the case is one of many in which U.S. doctors and scientists have exploited minority patients.

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