Henrietta Lacks' family files second lawsuit over harvesting of her cells

Henrietta Lacks' family files second lawsuit over harvesting of her cells

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Henrietta Lacks' descendants accused a biopharmaceutical company in a lawsuit Thursday of unjustly profiting from the Black woman's tissue, which was harvested without her knowledge or consent and later used for medical breakthroughs. State of play: The lawsuit, filed in Baltimore federal court…

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