Surgeon turns her back on Castro's 'brain trade.' (Cuba uses foetal tissue to earn hard currency)

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The Cuban government is charging foreigners suffering from Parkinson's disease for operations which involve the transplant of brain tissue from newly-aborted foetuses, according to Dr Hildan Molina, the country's leading brain surgeon. She has now left her job, as well as the Communist Party and her parliamentary seat, in protest at this practice. She is now going against official government policy, having returned to the belief that abortion is unethical. She also disapproves of the government using transplants to earn hard currency.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Ethical aspects, Fetal tissue transplantation, Molina, Hilda

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Cuba turns from word of Castro to word of God

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Many more Cubans have started attending the country's churches, chapels and synagogues recently, even though Cuba is still officially an atheist country. President Fidel Castro has loosened some restrictions on Catholicism, as he is concerned that some Protestant churches, especially the Pentecostalists, are expanding more rapidly than the traditional Catholic Church. Some observers believe that the country's economic crisis is driving people, especially the young, towards religion.

Religious aspects

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Persuader who could loosen Castro's grip

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Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo has a long history of opposition to Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and has spent many years in prison. However, he has now become the first major Cuban exiled opposition leader to meet Castro, and believes that Castro could be persuaded to step down and allow democracy to emerge in Cuba. His approach has angered hardliners, who believe that Castro should stand trial for the deaths of many Cubans.

Political aspects, Interview, Menoyo, Eloy Gutierrez

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