The Trump admin. is cutting back funding for research involving fetal tissue. Scientists say a total ban on such research would be 'catastrophic.'
Since then, fetal cells have been used in hundreds of thousands of other research projects. Scientists have used them to create other vaccines, such as the rubella vaccine, and to improve a wide variety of techniques used in medicine, such as in vitro fertilization. They are also used to study birth defects, eye diseases, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease,Scientists say fetal cells are superior to adult cells mainly because they can transform into any cell in the body.
This means researchers can inject them into lab mice to study human diseases without the risk of the cells being rejected by the animals' immune systems. A ban or strict limitation on fetal tissue research would be"catastrophic," said Dr. Elias Zambidis, a pediatric oncologist at Johns Hopkins who does research on stem cells.Zambidis said he has given a great deal of thought to the medical ethics of fetal tissue research."I understand there are two sides to the controversy, and I personally respect both sides," he told NBC News.
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