Research using tissue left over from elective abortions has been credited with leading to lifesaving vaccines and other advances. Now, the Trump administration is cracking down on such work, with new hurdles for government-funded scientists.
WASHINGTON — To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she’s worried this kind of research is headed for the chopping block., with new hurdles for government-funded scientists around the country who call the special cells vital for fighting a range of health threats.
Aside from the cancellation of an HIV-related project at the University of California, San Francisco, university-led projects that are funded by the NIH — estimated to be fewer than 200 — aren’t affected right away. Necessity is the crux of a fierce debate between abortion foes and scientists about whether there are alternatives to fetal tissue for research.
Suthar recently submitted a new grant application to study first- and second-trimester placental tissue, and is worried about its fate under the still uncertain ethics provision.
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