Re: PAN Reflections II Udall, Fetal Tissue

["E. Jack Savely" <mats@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Matone wrote the following excerpt at At 1601 6/23/96 Which Mary Ann
       quoted in her response below:


>> At this point I shared my own pro-life views and how they did not
>> conflict with the use of fetal tissue to save lives.  I feel that the
>> Research Freedom Act, which makes it a felony punishable by ten years
>> in prison if fetal tissue is made available for profit or has any
>> provisions that would designate who the beneficiary would be, is
>> adequate. This legislation, I feel, protects the unborn and adequately
>> addressed the concern that fetal tissue use would result in more
>> abortions. I compared it to organ transplant use causing more murders.
>> Not likely!
>>
>> Fetal tissue transplant doesn't contribute to abortions any more than
>> organ transplant contributes to murder. Lets get on with our Parkinsons
>> work and let the pro-life movement focus on the events that lead to
>> abortion.




>>At 09:23 6/24/96 -0400, Mary Ann, you wrote:

>I see a small flaw in your argument that must be addressed.  The fact is
>that there are rumors of an "organ market" in third world countries;
>people are being coerced into donating organs for money, or indeed are
>being killed.  We have had an example of a  woman conceiving in this country
>for the purpose of providing a fetus for cell transplant (I believe that
>I read the recipient had PD - the transplant was done in Europe).
>
>I do not wish to bring this issue up for discussion, but so that you may
>understand the continued objections of the pro-life movement.
>-----
>Regards
>Mary Ann
>
        My response to Mary Ann:

        You indicated a small flaw in Robert's argument and then proceeded
        to cite 'rumors of an "organ market" in third world countries'.
        Then '  a woman conceiving in this country for......transplant
        was done in Europe).'.

        It would appear to me that we have enough difficulty in maintaining
        our own civilization without thinking we can dictate what other
        nations and peoples do. Something about 'People who live in
        glass houses.....'.

        While you don't wish to bring the issue up for discussion, you did,
        and I will have to agree with Robert's more practical solution to
        the debate. Research using any substance must be within the
        guidelines of our legal system. Let's place each element within
        its boundaries, debate the qualifications and then act as we feel
        we must.

        Abortion is abortion!  Research is research!  Parkinson's is HELL!


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