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Are there ethical issues around the use of stem cells in bone marrow transplantation?

April 26, 2017bone Ethical marrow stem cells transplantation

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Are there ethical issues around the use of stem cells in bone marrow transplantation?

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Not in this case. Ethical issues regarding stem cells arise from the use of embryonic stem cells. The stem cells that are transplanted in a BMT procedure are not embryonic stem cells, but instead are cells harvested either from a willing donor or from the patient in question.