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Medicine: Fetal Tissue Research / Parkinson's Disease #341993

CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Nov 25, 1992
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(Studio: Connie Chung) Report introduced.

(New York: Bob Arnot) Study to be published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" on the use of fetal tissue transplants to help treat Parkinson's disease patients featured; scenes shown of one patient before and after the surgery. [Parkinson's patient Darlene Faye DAY, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Dr. Stanley FAHN - comment.] The ethical debate over the use of aborted fetuses noted. [Medical ethicists Dan ROBINSON, Ruth MACKLIN - comment.] President-elect Bill Clinton said vowing to overturn the ban on fetal tissue research.]

Reporter(s):
Arnot, Bob;
Chung, Connie
Duration:
00:02:40

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