By growing the cells in a laboratory, the tissues of one fetus would be available for many more recipients than is currently possible. The issue of fetal tissue research is highly charged. Some see it as merely an extension of the abortion debate. With appropriate safeguards, I believe that fetal tissue research can be emblematic of a respect for life. With this understanding we can see the continuation of the life of the fetus in the Parkinson's patient who is given a new lease on life and is able to walk again after years of feeling trapped inside a failing body.
Battle lines form over fetal tissue research.
Begley, S., M. Hager, D. Glick and J. Foote. Woodward, K.L., M. Hager and D. Glick. A search for limits. Judith Newton will graduate in June 1993 and has carried out research in the lab of Jim Weston, in the Institute of Neuroscience. She has been accepted into medical school.