Public Dollars Fund Research on Aborted Babies
Many Americans do not realize it, but Congress allocates millions of dollars each year to fund research on “human fetal tissue” including research on tissue obtained from aborted babies.
The National Institute of Health (NIH), with its Intramural Research Program, is part of the largest medical research institution on the planet. The NIH is an agent of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, and its budget is provided by Congress each year. It conducts its own medical research with that public funding, and it provides grants for other researchers as well.
So how are the NIH and other government agencies supporting research on aborted fetal remains with public dollars? Well, for a little history let’s jump back to 1993. (more…)