[Ethical problems in the selection of embryos with therapeutic usefulness].
The first saviour sibling produced entirely in Spain was born in Hospital Virgen del Rocío of Seville in October 2008. The consequente mass media coverage has unleashed multiple requests for similar treatments to be carried on throughout the country. The process, its methodology and efficiency are revised. Their anthropological, ethical and deontological foundations are explored in order to assess their fulfillment. Umbilical cord banking blood is proposed as an alternative.
Collazo Chao
Eliseo
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Unidad de Atención al Pie Diabético e Insuficiencia Venosa Crónica, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba. ecollazo@comcordoba.com
D019924:Embryo Disposition / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain; D013812:Therapeutics / Q000941:ethics