[Jr_Bullit]

But it apparently has results. I'm not yet sure what I "think" about using aborted fetuses in this manner...but I'm pretty sure I don't disapprove.

Disclaimer: Detailed article with lots of words. what else do I post?

Dr Huang Hongyun cultivates the cells of aborted foetuses and injects them into the brains and spines of his patients. His method is controversial, but his results have led hundreds of westerners to his Beijing surgery. Jonathan Watts was given unprecedented access to the doctor and his patients

Wednesday December 1, 2004
The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1363339,00.html

 

[Toshi]

this chinese phenomenon was actually predicted by robert heinlein. for those of you who haven't read "i will fear no evil", a character in it receives a brain transplant from a sadistic neurosurgeon who went to china to practice, since the lax ethical standards and captive prisoner population allowed him to experiment.

 

[Toshi]

about the article itself, i take strong issue with this:

Golden's Christian wife, Debbie, also sees Huang as an idealist - particularly in comparison to the US doctors who charged her husband almost $1m, but were able only to make him more comfortable in his wheelchair.

"In the US it's totally about money, but China is more ethical," she says. "They work harder. I'm American, so that is very hard to say.["]

i'm sure she has researched the american medical training system very thoroughly, and understands exactly what she's getting for the money. i'm also sure that she knows the call schedule of her husband's neurosurgeon in the US. hint: it's not pretty. no one chooses any kind of surgical specialty for the easy lifestyle.

 

[DRB]

about the article itself, i take strong issue with this:


i'm sure she has researched the american medical training system very thoroughly, and understands exactly what she's getting for the money. i'm also sure that she knows the call schedule of her husband's neurosurgeon in the US. hint: it's not pretty. no one chooses any kind of surgical specialty for the easy lifestyle.

Or his malpractice insurance rates.