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One of the arguments against giving people legal ownership of their tissues is summarized in the following quote from David Korn, vice provost for research at Harvard University: “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.” However, in a profit-driven health care system, all citizens do not have equal access to the treatments and medications made possible by tissue and cell research. Using what you learned in "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" you will write a 2 page ethical decision that answering the question "Should people have legal ownership of their tissues even if those tissues have been removed from their bodies?"