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A Recently Passed Bill in Florida Helps Inform Parents about Preserving Cord-Blood Stem Cells
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(OPEN):
FLORIDA-LAWMAKERS RECENTLY PASSED A BILL TO HELP EXPECTANT PARENTS
BECOME MORE INFORMED ABOUT THE STEM-CELLS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN A
NEWBORN'S UMBILICAL-CORD BLOOD. ONCE ROUTINELY DISCARDED DURING
THE BIRTH-PROCESS, CORD-BLOOD CONTAINS NON-CONTROVERSIAL--AND
POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING--STEM-CELLS THAT CAN BE COLLECTED AND STORED FOR
FUTURE MEDICAL-USE. YET, PUBLISHED DATA SHOWS THAT THREE OUT OF
EVERY FOUR PREGNANT WOMEN CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE ONLY "MINIMALLY
INFORMED" ABOUT CORD-BLOOD BANKING. SENATOR ANITERE FLORES
CO-SPONSORED THE BILL...
(FLORES):
"FAMILIES IN
FLORIDA ARE NOW GOING TO BE ARMED WITH THE MOST-IMPORTANT TOOL IN THEIR
TOOLBOX OF MANAGING DISEASE THAT MIGHT COME THEIR WAY--AND THAT IS
INFORMATION. WE KNOW THAT CORD-BLOOD THERAPIES HAVE WORKED
INCREDIBLY, FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO NEED THEM--AND WE KNOW THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO MAKE EVERY SINGLE FLORIDA-FAMILY MORE
INFORMED, ON THE IMPORTANCE OF STORING THEIR CHILD'S CORD-BLOOD."
(BRIDGE):
SENATOR FLORES ADDS THAT CORD-BLOOD STEM-CELLS ARE ALREADY USED FOR A
NUMBER OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS--AND MAY BE CAPABLE OF TREATING ADDITIONAL
DISEASES, AS WELL--SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EXPECTANT PARENTS ARE INFORMED
OF THEIR OPTIONS...
(FLORES):
"THE
STEM-CELLS THAT ARE FOUND IN THE CORD-BLOOD ARE THINGS THAT--EVERY
SINGLE DAY--ARE SAVING LIVES, AND ARE HELPING PEOPLE. SO, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERY FAMILY--NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE
TECHNOLOGY AND THE SCIENCE THAT WE KNOW IS EXISTING TODAY--BUT [ALSO]
BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FUTURE-THERAPIES THAT MIGHT BE INCLUDED, OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF THOSE STEM-CELLS."
(CLOSE):
INFORMATION ABOUT PRESERVING A NEWBORN'S CORD-BLOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S WEBSITE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON CORD-BLOOD BANKING, VISIT
"PARENTS-GUIDE-CORD-BLOOD"-DOT-ORG.
