Ohio Senate OKs Bill to Designate Oct. 4 as Henrietta Lacks Day
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 111 to designate October 4 as Henrietta Lacks Day, honoring the Black woman whose cells, taken without her consent in 1951, became foundational to medical research, sponsors said.
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The Ohio Senate on the floor passed Senate Bill 111 to designate Oct. 4 as Henrietta Lacks Day.
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