Thursday, June 02, 2005

Gil's numbers don't add up.

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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