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' Ask a homework que ) 2012bookslardbucke Questions on word tab 1-2,2gif (363x26 Other bookmarks DECISION SCENARIO 7 Tissue Theft? Ben Ramirez didn't get suspicious until Dr. Piser mailed him the consent form for the third time Just sign this, Ben, "read a note stuck to the top of the page. "Don't be difficult already been paid $2 million in Syncia stock to develop the BeRa cell line. "Piser never said anything about proteins or Par- kinson's," Ben said. "He just said my cancer was ag gressive and that he was making sure it didn't grow back. I mean, I'm ippy that my cells might help treat those diseases. But I feel betrayed. I feel like he stole my cells to make a fortune. And I can't even Piser had removed part of Ben's thyroid over a year ago, after he diagnosed him with a rare form of thyroid cancer. But in the past six months, Piser had called Ben back to the Univer- afford my co-pays." sity Medical Center three times for blood tests a bone-marrow sample, and a postoperative biopsy. He had mailed Ben a new consent form that asked him to grant Piser and the university rights to his tissue and blood samples, along with quish property rights If Piser found oil in your back 'any cell line or other potential products that might be derived." Unfortunately, the most we can hope for is to try to get his license revoked," Levin said. "The courts have ruled that when you give a doctor a tissue sample, you are 'abandoning it like trash and so relin- yard, I could sue to get you some of his profits, but for something he finds in your body. I don't have a case." 1. Piser had described the new consent form as a "mere formality," but something had made Ben hesitate. Now Piser's note raised his suspicions The next day, he called a lawyer named Vera Levin who said she'd look into the matter and meet with him in a week Your doctor has been a busy guy," said Levin, after Ben took a seat in her office. He's filed a patent on a new cell line called BeRa, which the biotech company Syncia has valued at $2.7 billion. Apparently, your thyroid cells pro- duce a rare protein that can be used to develop reatments for Parkinson's and HIV. Piser has ue?Explanation / Answer
1) No, Mr. Ramirex did not understand the concerns of the research that was being undertaken by Dr. Piser. He was misinformed that the sampling was only to make sure that the operation was successful. He should have been informed in clear terms that upon analysis his cells could or have yielded potential therapeutics which might have applications in future.
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It makes him breach the ethical norms of the profession. However, since the consent was provided, in the eyes of Law Ben has submitted all the rights to Dr. Piser and thus has no claim now.
3) Hans Joans would completely disagree with the process Mr. Piser adopted. He opines that even asking to risk the health of self for the greater good of the society is unjust. Joan believes medical research community should not seek advantage from the sick and dying. Although he accepts that totally ceasing the research might prevent positive intervention or success.
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