There is something I don’t understand about this story. What, exactly, are people doing with these body parts they are getting from aborted children?
I suppose I can see how some tissue could be transplanted into larger humans, and I also suppose I can see how you would use things for “research”.
But you couldn’t transplant a fetal organ into a larger person, maybe into the tiniest baby, but I doubt tiny babies are getting a lot of organ transplants, are they?
So, I’m confused and wondering if instead of confused I should be very creeped out.
The ugly thought crept in to my mind that the same global market for rhino horns, bear gall, placental blood is a big factor.
Plenty of uber wealthy folk with buried animist beliefs seek rejuvenation, boosted virility, etc through the ingestion or application of various salves composed of body parts. And as they all prove to be ineffective, the search spirals down into greater depravity.
How many exclusive and expensive “clinics” promise outrageous results might be out there.
One has only to read history and the daily news to see this in action. Japanes officers in WWII removed livers from living POWs to roast and eat. Africans with AIDS rape babies believe that will cure them and on and on.
I'm wondering if some of it isn't going to China. They have some really weird stuff that they consider "medicinal" there. (i.e., rhino horns and the like)
They are growing fetal stem cells — new lines. There is a myth that fetal stem cells would be more useful for treating disease. However, it has been proven that adult stem cells actually work, whereas the fetal stem cells have not produced any success stories (despite the claims of Michael J. Fox and Nancy Reagan.) Furthermore, umbilical cord cells can be harvested legally, easily, and morally.