Summary
CARDINAL Keith O'Brien today issues a radical call for Scotland to lead the world in stem-cell research that does not use human eggs.
In a bid to move on from the bitter row over his opposition to embryo research, the Catholic leader says he wants all hospitals in Scotland to start harvesting the blood contained in babies' umbilical cords, which, he claims, may hold the key to a range of life-saving treatments.See the full content of this document
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O'brien Plea for Stem-Cell Bank
O'Brien has now written to First Minister Alex Salmond calling on him to set up a national cord blood bank, where samples from the 50,000 babies born in Scotland every year could be kept.
He believes ...See the full content of this document
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