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New NIH director promises end to fetal-tissue research

March 07, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Jay Bhattacharya, President Trump’s choice to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has promised to end NIH funding for research involving the use of aborted fetal tissues.

“In public health, we need to make sure the products of the science are ethically acceptable to everybody,” said Dr. Bhattacharya. He said that ethical alternatives to fetal tissue are available.

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  • Posted by: grateful1 - Mar. 09, 2025 7:23 PM ET USA

    May God bless President Trump for paving the way for Dr. Bhattacharya.