In reply to David.

Dear David,

The ALS Association gave $500,000 in 2013 to a group called Northeast Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium (NEALS). Below is a link to NEALS's own website which outlines an ALS study currently underway. In the study summary, NEALS reports on the stem cell line being used, that "These stem cells have been engineered from the spinal cord of a single fetus electively aborted after eight weeks of gestation. The tissue was obtained with the mother's consent."

http://www.alsconsortium.org/trial.php?id=12

Hope this helps.