# Don’t waste that perfectly good fetus! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 6, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060 "2019-02-06T13:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/21 "2019-02-06T15:19:15Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > Excellent username/topic combo. FYI, Baka is Japanese for idiot. What about the question. It is valid and I would actually eat an aborted fetus. Since you are up on your Japanese don’t you think it mottainai ro Just throw them away? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/22 "2019-02-06T15:27:03Z")
I invite you to visit the nearest hospital and ask them for discarded human body parts (fetuses, amputated limbs, etc.) for your consumption. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/23 "2019-02-06T15:27:11Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > The thread on 3rd term abortions got me thinking. Not according to what I’m reading here. > [@](#): > > So, may I eat your fetus? Please? > > If not, why not? No. Go find your own. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/24 "2019-02-06T15:27:32Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > Yay. We’ve moved to the BBQ pit. I’m very thankful, because here I can say that you’re now on my ignore list. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/25 "2019-02-06T15:27:45Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > What about the question. It is valid and I would actually eat an aborted fetus. Since you are up on your Japanese don’t you think it mottainai ro > Just throw them away? I don’t engage with idiots. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/26 "2019-02-06T15:28:17Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > You’ll never crave feta again after you’ve gone fetus my friend. Brine the brain and _bam_ fetus feta. I don’t think that’s going to work, as feta is traditionally made with sheep’s milk (or a combination of sheep and goat’s milk). Not wishing to be rude, but I find your knowledge of the cheese-making process to be somewhat underwhelming. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/27 "2019-02-06T15:28:44Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > So, may I eat your fetus? Please? > > If not, why not? In most cases, surgical leavings are owned by the clinic that excised them, until they are disposed of as medical waste, or unless the patient asks for it. If, say, I want my gallbladder as a memento of my gallbladder surgery, they will give it to me. No, you can’t have it because I’m making it into a paperweight. Same with a fetus. If it isn’t transferred to me, then it’s the property of the hospital. No, you can’t have it, because they aren’t allowed to give away surgical leavings to non-patients. Once it’s disposed as surgical waste and becomes common medical waste, then you don’t need anyone’s permission to take it and eat it (I guess). You have my blessing to trespass onto a medical waste disposal facility and eat the biohazard garbage to your heart’s content. Please commence as soon as possible and let us know how that goes. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/28 "2019-02-06T15:33:23Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > This is very dicey territory indeed. You say human flesh, but it’s not. It’s just a bundle of cells. There was never anything human about it! _Human_ cells. They had human DNA. Nobody’s arguing that. The debate’s over _personhood_, not _species_. > [@](#): > > Please don’t needlessly complicate this. This is a pretty simple distinction. I hope you can handle it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/29 "2019-02-06T15:36:38Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Future threads like this outside of The Pit may be seen as trolling, and moderated accordingly. Wait, is trolling OK in the Pit? 😕 I ask because this strikes me as much more blatant trolling than the post **asahi** got his now-rescinded warning for. If trolling is allowed in the Pit, then that doesn’t matter. But if it isn’t, then shouldn’t this thread be closed? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/30 "2019-02-06T15:37:42Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > I don’t think this discussion is in good faith. Yeah? What was the tip-off? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/31 "2019-02-06T15:38:08Z")
Hey OP, you might want to consider [educating yourself](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/health/late-term-abortion-explainer/index.html) before spouting off on an issue you clearly seem to know little about. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/32 "2019-02-06T15:44:32Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Hey OP, you might want to consider [educating yourself](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/health/late-term-abortion-explainer/index.html) before spouting off on an issue you clearly seem to know little about. Just a thought. The OP may also find [this article](https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/recipe/cheese-recipes/feta-cheese/) educational. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/33 "2019-02-06T15:45:58Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > So, may I eat your fetus? Why are you asking others for their fetuses? Make, abort and consume your own. Or at least ask someone local to you for theirs. Most of us are thousands of miles from you. The shipping cost is going to make prime Kobe beef or bluefin tuna look like a bargain. ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/34 "2019-02-06T15:46:07Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Hey OP, you might want to consider [educating yourself](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/06/health/late-term-abortion-explainer/index.html) before spouting off on an issue you clearly seem to know little about. Just a thought. I don’t really care what type of abortion it is. I only used 3rd term because there would be more meat. This is a thought (I know, I know im not capable!) experiment. I want to know if there is any moral imperative that tells me I should not be allowed to eat an aborted fetus. ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/35 "2019-02-06T15:48:25Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Why are you asking others for their fetuses? Make, abort and consume your own. Or at least ask someone local to you for theirs. Most of us are thousands of miles from you. The shipping cost is going to make prime Kobe beef or bluefin tuna look like a bargain. I’ve already adopted two potential aborted fetuses and I don’t intend to eat them! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/36 "2019-02-06T15:48:55Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > The OP may also find [this article](https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/recipe/cheese-recipes/feta-cheese/) educational. Well, there you go. Until this moment I never knew there was such a thing as a curd knife. Ignorance fought. See how that works, OP? ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/37 "2019-02-06T15:49:59Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > I don’t really care what type of abortion it is. I only used 3rd term because there would be more meat. > > This is a thought (I know, I know im not capable!) experiment. > > I want to know if there is any moral imperative that tells me I should not be allowed to eat an aborted fetus. If you’re only standard for morality of food is personhood then I’ve got some delicious puppies to sell you. 100% guaranteed not to be people and more meat than a fetus. You interested? ---
**Author:** ![Baka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Baka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baka)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/38 "2019-02-06T15:53:27Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > If you’re only standard for morality of food is personhood then I’ve got some delicious puppies to sell you. 100% guaranteed not to be people and more meat than a fetus. You interested? Bahahaha. I live in Asia. Sure I’ll eat your puppies! Ever had dog stew in Korea? How about stir fried in China? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/39 "2019-02-06T15:54:06Z")
> [@Baka](#): > > I don’t really care what type of abortion it is. I only used 3rd term because there would be more meat. > > This is a thought (I know, I know im not capable!) experiment. > > I want to know if there is any moral imperative that tells me I should not be allowed to eat an aborted fetus. No. Next question. While we’re waiting, a little [mood music for the thread](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GbyUzKsuZU). You’re welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060/40 "2019-02-06T15:56:09Z")
I have a quality friend in Arizona who is having an abortion and we have several hungry here. How much would a finest Phoenix fetus feed us? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-waste-that-perfectly-good-fetus/829060.md?page=3)