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From: sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Aborted fetuses in Cosmetics
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Date: Thu, 20-Jun-85 13:03:53 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 20 13:03:53 1985
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> 	brochure issued by Madame Renee Ibry of the Centre Henri
> 	Chenot, a beauty parlor in Cannes, promoting the miraculous
> 	regenerative powers of Californie Esthetique.  The cosmetic
> 	preparation, to sample the detailed and extravagant claims
> 	made in the brochure, is made from fresh cells taken
> 	exclusively from fetuses, flash frozen and preserved in a
> 	frozen state until used... Color coding identifies cosmetic
> 	sticks fashioned from various fetal organs and recommended
> 	for different applications...
> 
> From the above-mentioned brochure ('???' indicates places in my copy
> which are illegible):
> (french text ommitted)
> 
> 	These cells are the more effective if they are living...
> 	Exclusively taken from fetuses, these cells, no longer
> 	independent, do not carry antibodies under any circumstances;
> 	this reduces to a minimum any risk of allergic reaction.
> 
> 		-- Absolutely natural, this product is made for use
> 		at home.
> 		-- Red stick: placenta of the fetus, spleen, liver,
> 		and thymus.
> 		-- White stick: liquid polyvalent mesenchry matic
> 		[whatever that is -- GMS] (drawn from intestinal
> 		membranes).
> 
I do not see any indication in there that the fetal parts used are human.
-- 
Sophie Quigley
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