Problem
Unethical foetal surgery
Incidence:
In 1995 it was reported that some of the latest research in foetal surgery includes:
1. injecting healthy stem cells (of liver or bone marrow) purified from aborted foetuses into foetuses with hereditary deficiency diseases, such as thalassaemia;
2. transplanting parts or whole organs from one foetus into another;
3. creating chimeras, not only by foetal to foetal transplants (1 and 2 above) but also by cross-species transplantation, human-sheep, human-monkey and human-mouse (to date only tested by making animal chimeras containing human cells); and
4. growing limbs and other parts of aborted foetuses for open-womb plastic surgery of deficient foetuses
Broader Problems:
Genetic surgeryExcessive replacement surgery Narrower Problems:
Unnecessary open-womb plastic surgery Related Problems:
Dangerous foetal genetic testing Aggravates:
Induced abortionNatural human abortionDenial of the rights of foetusesDenial of the right to medical consentInhumane experimental surgery on animals Values:
Unethical Subject(s):
Biosciences → Growth??Health Care → Surgery??
Innovative change → Change??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
05.09.2019 – 19:34 CEST