HHS Bans Use of Aborted Fetal Tissue in Government-funded Research
Aborted fetal tissue can no longer be used in government-funded research, the Department of Health and Human Services announced this week
TL;DR
- HHS will no longer fund research using aborted fetal tissue.
- The policy aims to uphold the sanctity of human life and modernize biomedical science.
- Advances in technology have rendered fetal tissue unnecessary for some research.
- In 2024, 77 HHS projects involved aborted fetal tissue, a decline from previous years.
- President Trump had previously banned new funding for fetal tissue research, a decision reversed by the Biden administration in 2021.