The Trump administration Wednesday banned government scientists from conducting fetal tissue research, handing pro-lifers a major victory and capping a contentious debate within the Department of Health and Human Services.
“Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump’s administration,” an HHS statement read.
The department said it was discontinuing fetal tissue research among scientists within the National Institutes of Health. Any future research “that requires new acquisition of fetal tissue from elective abortions will not be conducted,” the statement said.
The department also said it is ending a contract with the University of California, San Francisco, that involved fetal tissue research.
Some scientists had said fetal tissue research was necessary to find cures, although other scientists said such research was unethical and that alternatives existed.
It was not a total victory for pro-lifers. HHS allowed current contracts with about 200 outside projects that use fetal tissue to continue, according to Politico.
Still, pro-life groups applauded the HHS decision to stop NIH scientists from using fetal tissue.
“This is a major pro-life victory and we thank President Trump for taking decisive action,” said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser….
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