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August 19, 2020

Anti-Choice Ethics Panel Convened by Trump Recommends Against Fetal Tissue Research
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A secretive ethics board newly created by the Trump administration is
urging the U.S. government to stop funding medical research that uses
human fetal tissue donated after elective abortions. The National
Institutes of Health board was convened less than three weeks ago, and
at least two-thirds of its members are outspoken anti-choice advocates
or opponents of fetal tissue research. Scientists have long considered
fetal tissue research a valuable tool that could advance the
understanding of several diseases and potentially be used in developing
cures or vaccines - including for the coronavirus.


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