脐血干细胞移植治疗肌萎缩侧索硬化伦理问题的思考

A Number of Issues of Concern In the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis By Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

肌萎缩侧索硬化症是神经系统一种致死性疾病,目前尚无有效治疗方法,脐血干细胞移植为其生存带来了希望。详细论述了脐血、干细胞与伦理学,肌萎缩侧索硬化与生命伦理学的关系,以及如何在肌萎缩侧索硬化治疗中体现生命伦理学的核心精神。面对脆弱的生命,医务人员、伦理学者和管理部门应该如何为此类疾病患者生命和健康作出应尽的职责。

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis（ALS） is a fatal neurological disease. At present, there is no effective treatment. Cord blood stem cell transplantation is getting more promising for this devastating disease. This article had a detailed exposition on the relationships between cord blood, stem cells and ethics, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and bioethies, and how to embody bioethies during treatment is the key point. However, when faced with the noble but fragile of life, What should the medical personnel, ethics scholar and management do to take the duty for patients＇ life and health？ Several issues are worth thinking and meditating.