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Treatment (Foetal Tissue)

Volume 111: debated on Thursday 26 February 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement outlining any

treatment which is currently available under the National Health Service which involves the use of human foetal tissue.

While amnion from the placenta is sometimes used in the preparation for skin grafting, I am not aware that foetal tissue is used in treatment provided under the National Health Service.