Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Biotech Company That Used Her Cells By Amanda Holpuch, August 1, 2023 Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five, was dying of cervical cancer in 1951, when doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore took a sample of her cells without her knowledge or consent. The invasive procedure led read more From The New York Times: Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Biotech Company That Used Her Cells