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transplantation research. At this time the results from fetal tissue grafts for Parkinson’s disease and diabetes have not demonstrated significant long-term clinical benefit to patients with these disorders. Further research will be necessary to determine the potential value of fetal tissue transplantation. For these clinical investigations to proceed, specific ethical guidelines are needed to ensure that fetal tissue derived from elective abortions is used in a morally acceptable manner. These guidelines should separate., to the greatest extent possible, the decision by a woman to have an abortion from her consent to donate the postmortem tissue for transplantation purposes. Such ethical guidelines are offered in this report.

Fetal tissue transplantation: time for a Canadian policy Lowy, F.H. Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont M5S lA8. Canada. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 141/12 (1989) 1227-1229

The ethics of research using human fetal tissue: Reply (II) Greely, H.T. and Raffin, T. Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA 94305, U.S.A. New Engl. J. Med. 321/23 (1989) 1610

The ethics of research using human fetal tissue: Reply (I) Annas, GJ. and Elias, S. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, U.S.A. New Engl. J. Med. 321/23 (1989) 1609-1610

The ethics of research using human fetal tissue: (II) Redmond, D.E., Jr, Spencer, D., Naftolin, F., Roth, R.H., Bunney, B.S., Leranth, C., Robbins,

R., Kier, L., Vollmer, T., Levine, RJ., Gene& M. and Zonana, H. Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510-8068. U.S.A. New Engl. J. Med. 321/23 (1989) 1609

The ethics of research using human fetal tissue: (I) Murphy, J.B. 438 Riverview Rd, Swarthmore, PA 19081, U.S.A. New Engf. J. Med. 321/23 (1989) 1608

The ethics of research using human fetal tissue: (HI) Spielberg, T.E. 332 Washington St, Wellesley Hills, MA 02181, U.S.A. New Engl. J. Med. 321/23 (1989) 1609

Fetal tissue transplants remain off limits Paica, J. Science 246/4931 (1989) 752