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Ethical aspects of banking placental blood for transplantation.

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Sugarman, J; Reisner, EG; Kurtzberg, J
Published in: JAMA
December 13, 1995

Transplantation of blood cells harvested from the umbilical cord immediately after birth has been effective in repopulating the bone marrow. These placental blood transplantations may be safer than conventional bone marrow transplantations and may suspend the need to harvest bone marrow, a process fraught with difficulties. Further understanding and advancement of this emerging technology require developing large banks of placental blood. In this article, we examine some of the ethical issues associated with placental blood banking, including (1) questions about ownership of the tissue, (2) the necessity and nature of obtaining informed consent from parents for harvesting placental blood and the information-gathering process associated with it, (3) obligations to notify parents and children of the results of medical testing for infectious diseases and genetic information, (4) matters of privacy and confidentiality related to such information, and (5) the need for fair and equitable harvesting of and access to placental blood.

Duke Scholars

Published In

JAMA

ISSN

0098-7484

Publication Date

December 13, 1995

Volume

274

Issue

22

Start / End Page

1783 / 1785

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Truth Disclosure
  • Risk Assessment
  • Resource Allocation
  • Placenta
  • Parental Consent
  • Ownership
  • Informed Consent
  • Humans
  • Genetic Privacy
  • General & Internal Medicine
 

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Sugarman, J., Reisner, E. G., & Kurtzberg, J. (1995). Ethical aspects of banking placental blood for transplantation. JAMA, 274(22), 1783–1785.
Sugarman, J., E. G. Reisner, and J. Kurtzberg. “Ethical aspects of banking placental blood for transplantation.JAMA 274, no. 22 (December 13, 1995): 1783–85.
Sugarman J, Reisner EG, Kurtzberg J. Ethical aspects of banking placental blood for transplantation. JAMA. 1995 Dec 13;274(22):1783–5.
Sugarman, J., et al. “Ethical aspects of banking placental blood for transplantation.JAMA, vol. 274, no. 22, Dec. 1995, pp. 1783–85.
Sugarman J, Reisner EG, Kurtzberg J. Ethical aspects of banking placental blood for transplantation. JAMA. 1995 Dec 13;274(22):1783–1785.
Journal cover image

Published In

JAMA

ISSN

0098-7484

Publication Date

December 13, 1995

Volume

274

Issue

22

Start / End Page

1783 / 1785

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Truth Disclosure
  • Risk Assessment
  • Resource Allocation
  • Placenta
  • Parental Consent
  • Ownership
  • Informed Consent
  • Humans
  • Genetic Privacy
  • General & Internal Medicine