News Alert: Trump administration imposes new restrictions on fetal tissue research, including ending HIV-research contract and some NIH funding

The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a multimillion-dollar contract with a California research lab that uses fetal tissue to test new HIV treatments in a significant tightening of federal support for biomedical science that relies on material collected from elective abortions. In disclosing the decision Wednesday, officials also announced discontinuation of funding of all research inside the National Institutes of Health that uses fetal tissue.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Jun 5, 12:44 PM     Trump administration imposes new restrictions on fetal tissue research, including ending HIV-research contract and some NIH funding The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a multimillion-dollar contract with a California research lab that uses fetal tissue to test new HIV treatments in a significant tightening of federal support for biomedical science that relies on material collected from elective abortions. In disclosing the decision Wednesday, officials also announced discontinuation of funding of all research inside the National Institutes of Health that uses fetal tissue. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071