The current uproar was ignited when an antiabortion activist, posing as a biomedical research company representative, captured on video — which he then edited in the most misleading way possible — discussions by Planned Parenthood physicians of the procedures they use (when recovering specific
fetal organ tissues) and the cost ($ 30 to $ 100 to reimburse for costs).
Not exact matches
I always thought I was immuno - suppressed while pregnant (much like drugs do to
organ recipients) to keep my body from rejecting the
fetal tissue, but no?
Recently, medical researchers have discovered ways to treat neurological diseases, anaemia, leukaemia, epilepsy, stroke and several other conditions by transplanting
fetal tissue into brains and other
organs.
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The two
organs develop from the exact same
fetal tissue in the womb and continue to communicate together your whole life through the vagus nerve and the gut - brain axis.
Richards said
fetal organ donation takes place in a handful of states and that the
tissue goes toward medical research.
Abortion opponents are calling for Congress to investigate after a controversial, edited video shows a Planned Parenthood medical director talking about
fetal tissue collection and the potential price for individual
organs and
tissues.