title: [The legal status of blood's therapeutic products and consequences].
abstract: The first testimonies of humanity show a constant: blood was always surrounded with a sacred fascination. For years, it was not useful to define a legal status for blood, but healthy crisis, medical practices, had led to answer this question in a context of legal protection of human dignity and rights. Actually, the legal frame is moving and to know those statuses is helpful for a better understanding of the changes.
authors.affiliation: EFS Bretagne, rue Pierre-Jean-Gineste, BP 91614, 35016 Rennes cedex, France. Electronic address: jean-baptiste.thibert@efs.sante.fr.
authors.forename: J-B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Thibert
mesh_terms: D018436:Ancient Lands; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001688:Biological Products; D001769:Blood; D001775:Blood Circulation; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D058731:Blood Safety; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003469:Culture; D005060:Europe; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products
keywords: Blood; Human protection; Legal status; Medicinal products derived from human blood; Médicaments dérivés du sang; Plasma; Protection de la personne; Sang; Statut juridique; Transfusion