Re: Full Human at fourth month...

[FrankandTeri <lvpgh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes Maryse, that is a hard call.  For me it's, hard for you it seems quite
clear.  My problem is where that line is.  "The line of life", lets call it
for lack of a better name.  If 5 days is OK then when is it not OK.

You also bring up that other point that is troublesome to many, "the purpose
of invitro fertilization."  If the valid purpose is for fertility then
perhaps one could argue these embryo's should not be used.  Once you start
using them, the products of invitro are no longer for fertility they are
dual purpose.  That being the case people could argue that you should not
fertilize eggs to produce human organs for harvest, remember humane skin is
considered an organ.  Now we could argue that a person using this service
would have a choice.  If that were the case it could still be argued that a
person making that choice would be fertilizing some eggs to produce human
organs for transplant and others for fertility.  I understand you only need
a small section of liver to function, how small is an organ?  In the case of
skin one cell is still a part of an organ.  I am sure skin replacements
would be one of the uses for these stem cells, perhaps the first.

I know this seem to take it to an extreme, I apologize. I am just offering
up food for thought.

Frank cg. Teri 52/47/40 15024


----- Original Message -----
From: "M.Schild" <mmoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 2:54 AM
Subject: Re: Full Human at fourth month...


> >  The embryo's in fertility clinics have already
> > started on the journey to birth.
>
>
> Yes but after 5 days, it doesn´t even look like a tadpole. Just a minute
blob
> without top nor bottom. Stem cells are not gathered from older embryos so
it
> is no good talking about 5 month old fetuses who can be viable ( just).
>  During in vitro fertilization, several eggs are fertilized, one
reimplanted.
> The others are thrown away. They may as well be used for curing diseases.
> They don´t do any good in a garbage can.
> Of course, one ca always argue about the purpose of in vitro
fertilization.
> Maryse
>
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