Ethical Stem Cell Program

March 8, 2006

(via Delaware Online)
A free, public cord blood bank was unveiled in Delaware on Tuesday. The result of grassroots efforts, The Brady Kohn Foundation, Christiana Care Health System, and The Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program at Community Blood Services work together to collect, process, and store cord blood. The cord blood is then available for research and transplantation via an international databank. Cord blood is rich in stem cells, and is otherwise considered medical waste. More than 40 diseases are currently treated with stem cells from cord blood.

“This really is people helping people. And I want my daughter to grow up knowing she can do something here in Delaware and help people everywhere.”
— Kim Kuhl, who donated her daughter Sarah’s cord blood under the program