A friend from high school moved into your neighborhood, who is pregnant with her
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A friend from high school moved into your neighborhood, who is pregnant with her third child. She told you that her eldest child was very ill and required a bone marrow transplant. There were no matching donors on the national list. She and her husband decided to have a baby that could be used to save her other child. She asked what you thought of her actions. Before making any statements that could hurt your friend, you decide to do some research on the topic. Dropbox Assignment/Activity Prepare a report of your research, in no less than 450 words explaining the bone marrow procedure and what it entails. In your report you MUST: 1. Identify any ethical issues associated with a bone marrow transplant procedure 2. Provide an opinion on the bone marrow procedure stating whether you performed this procedure or not. You must provide supportive reason for your opinion.Explanation / Answer
Bone marrow transplantation is a lifesaving procedure, which cure many immunocompromising disease. But in some cases it is not much beneficial. A bone marrow transplantation procedure starts from the point of stemcell donor matching. A perfect match can donate the cells . The most acceptable donor is siblings but in some cases it also contraindicated not all the time. The main issue is graft vs host syndrome, it should clearly explained to the recipient that this condition can leads to fatality.
1. In this case the ethical issues are crucial. Both donor and recipient are children such situations they lack the capacity to make informed and rational decision.
The risks are more than the benefits
The chances for rejection
2. In my opinion the stem cell harvesting should consider autograft because a new born umbilical stem cell harvesting is less risky and least painful. So in my opinion if possible get a match from the donor list.