Bioethics:

Fetal tissue research and transplantation in the scientific research community has grown to attract huge debate and controversies since the late 1980s when doctors began to conclude that the bodies of unborn babies could be used in tackling certain diseases. This aspect continued to develop as scientists proposed that fetal tissue can also be used in helping infertile couples to have children. This is largely because these tissues can be used to develop means of contraception and ultimately used for bone marrow transplants. Actually, fetal tissue is currently used for bone marrow transplants for adult transplant donors. However, many medical ethicists and doctors argue that such scientific procedures cannot be effective as stated by its proponents. In the recent years, there have been various calls for the use of the eggs of aborted fetuses to assist infertile couples to have babies.

Use of the Eggs of Aborted Fetuses in...
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