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The right to care and the expectations of society—controversial stem cell therapy in Italy
Author(s) -
Bifulco Maurizio,
Gazzerro Patrizia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2013.71
Subject(s) - dignity , stem cell , quality (philosophy) , disease , stem cell therapy , medicine , political science , environmental ethics , law and economics , law , sociology , transplantation , biology , epistemology , philosophy , genetics
Claiming that a disease is incurable does not justify the use of unsafe or ineffective therapies. Instead, the process of drug approval as a whole should be improved, with all involved giving clear and honest answers to ensure the dignity of patients and quality of care.