HeLa cells

I had a hard time with this question. I'd like to believe that all, if not most, health care providers have very high empathy, which would cause them to be sensitive toward patients. However, many different people with different personalities become health providers, and laws and regulations provide boundaries for most people. I believe if left alone, healthcare professionals and other professionals would choose what is most convenient for them and not what is best for the patient. Rules like the "5 rights of medication" and HIPPA hold health providers to a standard that protects patients.
Thinking about laws and regulations, how would the events that led to the discovery and experimentation with HeLa cells have been different if they occurred today?
Today, the discovery of HeLa cells would have been very different. Current laws and regulations would prevent doctors from taking and/or sharing a patient's cell samples without consent. In the case of Henrietta Lacks, where the doctors did not receive permission before her death, they would have to request approval from her family.