248 human embryos found trashed in Russian forest (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

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A fishing trip in Russia's Urals ended with cries of horror as a man found canisters filled with human embryos, some already shaped to baby bodies.
Lids on the bright blue containers apparently unlocked as the canisters hit the ground, and many embryos spilled out. The little bodies, no longer than 15 centimeters, shrank, turning into mummies.
“A friend of mine called at night and said he went fishing and wanted to get some wood for his fire. He found some abandoned water canisters and wanted to take them for his house. And when he came up, he saw… little baby bodies,” a local told Russia’s Channel 4.
Arriving Monday morning, police found 248 embryos aged 12-16 weeks in and around the four canisters. Labels attached to tiny hands and legs listed family names of assumed mothers and some digit codes, which may refer to the pregnancy period, date of abortion or the hospital where the body originated from.
The 50-liter canisters filled with formalin seem to have been thrown out of a vehicle not far from a road leading to Nevyansk, a town on the slopes of the Ural Mountains.
Nevyansk authorities immediately said the canisters could not have originated in their town.
“Our area is too small; we can't have so many stillborns, miscarriages or artificial abortions,” they said.
Later it was revealed that the horrifying content was “biological waste” from at least three hospitals in Ekaterinburg, the region's major city.
“It appears a waste disposal company has failed to carry out its duties properly,” remark local authorities as the investigation continues. The Ministry of Health has been requested to determine which companies provide embryo disposal services to Ekaterinburg hospitals.
In Russia, embryos are subject to immediate disposal as they are classified high hazard waste. Prior to disposal, they are to be kept in special packages, not in canisters with formalin. It is also out of practice to attach labels with any information, at least in Ekaterinburg hospitals.

http://www.rt.com/news/russia-found-embryos-canisters-882/

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Nearly 250 human fetuses found dumped in Russian forest

According to police, forensic examinations showed most of the children were aborted at 22-26 weeks of pregnancy, which has led investigators to believe they are dealing with criminal activity.

Local authorities suspect the “biological waste” disposal company which services the three hospitals in Ekaterinburg, the region’s major city. “It appears a company responsible for disposal of the biomedical waste has failed to carry out its duties properly,” remark Vladimir Vlasov, deputy head of the regional government, according to TV-Novosti.

However, Lydia Lukutova of the Moscow Regional Research Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics disagreed, saying, “This case is simply impossible in normal gynecological clinics. All [aborted] fetuses must be disposed of immediately. I wouldn’t rule out some sort of criminal activity.”

Lukutova pointed out that aborted fetal remains are considered Class B biological waste and required by law to be incinerated.

Gynecologist Yuliana Abaeva said the fetal remains may have been intended to serve as the source of vaccines or for cosmetics. “It could be unused abortive material for vaccines or fetal therapy, which is a cell therapy, extremely popular in cosmetology,” she said in a report by Russian News Service.

Elena Mizulina, head of the State Duma Committee on Issues of Family, Women and Children, said she believes this incident is a case of mass illegal abortions, which are widespread in the country, and that the bodies may have been intended for the illegal trade in fetal tissue.

“Such abortions are illegal,” she told Izvestia news service, “because they are performed at stages when it’s dangerous for the mother, and is the murder of a rather developed human being. What were found in those containers are not embryos – they are killed unborn human beings.”

Russian law allows abortion on demand up to the 12th week of pregnancy, prohibiting it in later stages unless doctors determine it is necessary to save the mother’s life. However, health officials are aware that high numbers of illegal abortions - as many as several million - are committed every year in Russia....

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