Can be used the umbilical cord blood for nonethical aims? There is some illicit form to use this blood?

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Can be used the umbilical cord blood for nonethical aims? There is some illicit form to use this blood?

2007-05-04 06:07:03 · 2 answers · asked by Gonza Glez 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy

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No. Even the Vatican approves of the use of cord blood for research, because the cord blood contains stem cells (which they use to treat disease) but does not promote using fetal matter.

It is simply the blood that is inside the umbilical cord and contains left-over stem cells.

2007-05-04 06:11:39 · answer #1 · answered by purplebinky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Only if you use it to make cocktails! No bloody mary for me today, thank you very much!

2007-05-04 13:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by andromedasview@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋