I’ve had this question for a while but never wanted the answer bc being unanswered made it a fascinating topic. But now I kind wanna know lol.
Please don’t turn the comment section into anything controversial people.
from my understanding it’s usually donated to medical research, but due to some anti-abortion rhetoric falsely producing fake stories of them being sold, it’s otherwise discarded as medical waste.
Medical research makes sense. How is medical waste discarded?
Burnt in dedicated incinerators. Some hospitals have these as a means of disposing of tissue after surgeries.
Jeez, the level of stoicism, emotional detachment the hospital workers must master. I also imagine they would delegate the task to someone else so it’s not like the doctor is throwing fetus in the trash, he delegates it to someone else who does not have all the information and does not know what they’re disposing of. Less emotionally traumatizing for everybody that way.
i imagine cremating fetusses is one of the lesser emotionally traumatizing things hospital workers have to deal with every day.
Also, if the fetus is big enough to be (near) viable and the abortion happens for medical reasons or in case of stillbirths, I hope/expect parents are given the option for a proper burial.
It helps to understand this is a natural process. Development is complex and sometimes fails, threatening the life of the mother and child. A lot of women used to die this way.
I’m far from an expert on the topic, I believe things like unused tissue (IE also things like amputated limbs, bad organs etc…) is more or less cremated.
A cell line derived from an aborted fetus in the late 80s is now the basis for most good cell biology and disease related research. It’s also the base line for synthesis of vaccines and biologic drugs. But, we are limited to this one line from one lab in Canada that has been commercialized by one company in California.
Huge waste of research potential to make the lives of all people better.
It depends on the country, facility and age of the foetus. In a hospital setting it’s almost always medical waste as far as I know, but some people choose burial or strew the ashes in a special place after an abortion/miscarriage. If it’s a medical abortion it’s a non-issue, usually flushed.
Stem cell research is based on controlled origins, such as embryos from IVF, scientific volunteering, egg donations or similar procedures.
To be placed in a vat to be cloned and grown into supersoldiers for the upcoming UN vs Martian Congressional Republic War.
In Germany the parents get asked if they want a burial but in my case most parents decide that the hospital should handle it. It is then disposed of in a mass grave.
Depends on the state. Some states require the foetus to treated as medical waste. They’ve recently changed that in the SW (I can’t remember if it was BW or RP).
Typically it’s incinerated in the United States
They’re used as raw material for the plastic containers for food at Tubberware
Where do you think McDonald’s hamburgers come from?*
*It’s just a joke, don’t write in
rich people buy them for a profit
How do you think they make hot dogs?
Put them under your pillow at night.
