The procedure involves injecting ReNeuron's neural stem cells into patients' brains in the hope they will repair areas damaged by stroke, thereby improving both mental and physical function. It uses stem cells derived from human fetuses rather than embryos, which were used in a stem cell trial to treat patients with spinal cord injuries by Geron Corp of the United States.
. . . [A]nti-abortionist groups . . . maintain that doctors change abortion procedures and harm living babies in order to obtain "perfect" cell samples. Not only are both these things illegal, but also it's more painful and dangerous for the patient. They also say that doctors encourage the sale of babies and baby body parts on the black market. Many sources claim that a single liver sells for between $125 and $150, a brain for between $150 and $999, and that you can buy a whole specimen, unprocessed for $70. Whether incidents like this actually take place or not, they are a sinister reminder of what money can entice people to do. Medical News Today
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