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On 9 Sep 2004 at 4:26, John Cottingham wrote: > Fetal Cell Transplantation, a procedure several PIEN members had, was > very controversial because of moral grounds. The abortion foes lost > that fight because the right to an abortion was the law of the land. That is not cast in stone. There is movement towards repeal or serious modification of Roe v. Wade and that is going to happen, in my opinion, in our lifetimes. The pro-abortion people are facilitating this by the increasingly radical practices which are being promoted (third-trimester "abortion", creation of fetuses for a source of cells, etc.). As to fetal cell transplantation (or even stem cell implantation), the scientific literature, to date, has not reported that this is anywhere close to a panacaea; and, in fact, most of the literature that I have read, have suggested that those who had cell implantation, suffered greatly from increasing dyskinesias, etc. Finally, there is not a shred of evidence that such diseases as Alzheimer's or ALS, are related, in any way, to stem cell manipulation; and the many innuendoes that suggest the prospects of a "breakthrough" with these dread diseases are unconscionable. Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 <http://www.rafink.com/> "Ex Tristitia Virtus" Disclaimer: That which is written in my e-mail is not to be considered as "medical advice". Such advice can only be given after a formal, in-person, consultation between doctor and patient. ********************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn