In Gil's recent column on stem cells, he stated that there are 400,000 to 500,000 frozen embryos -- most of which will be discarded.
However, I found an interesting link disputing that fact.
According to a 2002 survey by the RAND Corporation of IVF clinics in the United States
• the vast majority of the 400,000 currently frozen embryos are NOT slated for destruction. The vast majority — 88.2% — are being held for family building.
• Only a small fraction — 2.2% --- are slated to be discarded.
• An only slight higher percentage –- 2.8% — have been designated for research. That means of the original 400,000 frozen embryos, only 11,000 are actually available to be destroyed for their stem cells.
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