A procedure in which cells for example, from the pancreas are taken from an aborted fetus and then transplanted into the malfunctioning organ (pancreas) of an individual with a disorder of that organ (in this case, diabetes). The cells from the fetus are intended to take over the function of the host’s diseased or damaged cells. Fetal brain cells have also been transplanted into brains of people suffering from parkinsonism. These treatments are at an experimental stage.