When a baby is born in China, it is already considered to be one year old. If this is the case, why is it that controversial issues like abortion and stem-cell research seem to be generally approved of in China? I'm not going to take either side of this issue, but there are some points I'd like to raise for your consideration.

In the West, stem-cell research is highly regulated and it's often very difficult for researchers to have access to fetal tissues. As a result, this specific medical technology is progressing much slower in the west in comparison with (yeah, you guessed it) China.

China seems to have surveyed the international playing field, and identified this situation as an opportunity for medical prestige. Or maybe you could call it "International Face?" No mainland China scientist has ever been awarded the Nobel Prize, and this just might be their chance.

Whatever the case, it seems that many people from America and other western countries (where stem-cell treament is governed by heavy restrictions) are coming to China, because the treatment they require is available here now. Take this British girl from Boston, for example. When did Boston join the UK, anyway?

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