Many of the newer fetal techiques can be done useing the stem cells from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby.
There has been more than one family to have another child JUST for those cells since those are the main cells used in nearly all the new cures.
The cells must come from a nearly full term or just born infant.
Now there are a few that use the cells of a extreamly early on embryo one grown in a petry dish .
I dont think I can consider it abortion if its never been inside a woman.
But to answer your question if it was one of my liveing children yes I would do whatever means possible to save them.
Anything including murder to save my child.
Would that include aborting a mid term or late term fetus?
Instantly I would say yes but deeper down I know that desision would be much much harder given my belifes.
I think if its something like lukemia I would have a child full term and thier stem cells as a new born baby would be used if compatable.
But no in the end I dont think I could take the life of one of my own children or anyone elses child for that matter.
However I have no problem with a embreo thats been cultured within a dish for use.
Its not there naturaly and will not live without being inside a womans body anyway.
Failer rate is very high for implatantion meaning most die still anyway.
I dont cosider that abortion at all
For me?
No I have lived and I have grown and relized many of my dreams when my time comes it is simply time and I will not fight it.
My parents?
My father has parkinsons and its shown fetal tissue could help it but no he has never asked.