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Article: "Yes" to adult stem cells.(Special Section: Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project)
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- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Every life, especially every human life, is precious to God. Even the human embryo that comes into existence in the laboratory is precious to God. Hence, it is not for us to take the life of a human embryo, whatever its provenance.
An ethical alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells for therapeutic purposes is presented by adult stem cells, including umbilical cord-blood stem cells, which does not involve the destruction of a human embryo or human life.
Adult stem cell treatment has been around for some time. It was pioneered in the 1960s, with transplants of donated bone marrow. Bone marrow transplants, like peripheral blood transplants, are a ...