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> It was considered that passage of this dead fetus through the cancerous > cervix might be detrimental to the treatment of the cancer; and so, the > accepted treatment (then) was to perform a "mini-C-section" (the fetus was > too large to be evacuated by D & C), remove the fetus, and then proceed > with the radium implant. I "scrubbed in" on that procedure as an > assistant, and when the fetus was removed (it was about 6 inches long and > was clearly a human baby in form), it was placed in a tray next to the > operating table. It "kicked" for about 15 minutes before it finally died. Pretty nasty experience, I agree, Bob. But for gathering stem cells, the embryo used ( 5 days old) is only a aglomeration of cells, not yet differenciated. In fact, with menstruation, women may loose them without even realizing they have ´aborted´ and had been ´pregnant´. Maryse cg JOhn 75,15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn