The procedure left Lacks infertile, Crump said. She died later that year, and her family was unaware her cells had been taken and used for research until decades later.
Crump described the pain Lacks suffered in the last months of her life as a result of the procedure. While Lacks, he said, was experimented upon, her experiences were similar to many other Black people who have been mistreated in the medical system throughout history.
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