Storage of umbilical cord blood Princess Spain controversy

Spain civilians Princess Letizia · Ortiz · Rocca Solano last year gave birth to daughter Leonor. It is learnt that the little Princess is a second heir to the throne, the future may also become the Queen of Spain. But Spain media amazing Insider says, in childbirth, Princess Letizia allow nurses to extract 60 ml of umbilical cord blood, and secretly sent to Headquarters is located in the United States, California and Arizona's "cord blood registry company" secret saved. Princess Princess hope if suffering from leukemia, terminally ill, the use of umbilical cord blood stem cells in the fetus to be a "clone" of the treatment. However, Princess wishes to "clone" Princess message immediately after exposure in Spain raises fierce controversy.

It is learnt that neonatal cord blood are 50-60 ml, with millions of stem cells. These stem cells with strong differentiation, development of a range of cells. In theory, use the "clone of" technology allows stem cell "clone" a variety of healthy organs to repair the patient tissues and organs, the treatment of leukemia, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cancer and other diseases.

According to the "umbilical cord blood registry company" site: "will your baby's umbilical cord blood could save lives of stem cells store, you can let your mind ever since. This is a very powerful medical resources available to your children and loved ones in the treatment of many severe diseases. "According to the" umbilical cord blood registry company "that the company currently has more than 12 million new baby store umbilical cord blood stem cells, the price is $ 1700, in addition to another turn of the year 125 dollars save costs.

However, Princess wishes to "clone" Princess message immediately after exposure in Spain raises fierce controversy. Many people blame, Letizia Princess and her husband should not be contrary to national prohibitions, newborn's umbilical cord blood to a private company store, instead, the Princess of umbilical cord blood donation anonymously to the use of State-owned cord blood bank. Early February, the Ministry of health has just been banned by Spain private companies provide similar "umbilical cord blood stored" in the service, says this practice violates the universal health care system of the "fairness principle".