As US moves to abort research using fetal tissue from abortions, scientists say there's no substitute for fetal tissue in studying certain disorders such as HIV, Zika, Alzheimer's, and a variety of eye diseases
Different types of tissue left over from elective abortions have been used in scientific research for decades, and the work has been credited with leading to life-saving vaccines and other advances.
But as researchers seek to renew their funding or propose new studies, HHS said it will have to pass an extra layer of review, beyond today’s strict scientific scrutiny. Each project will have a federal ethics board appointed to recommend whether NIH should grant the money.HHS hasn't offered details but under the law authorising the review process, that board must include not just biomedical experts but a theologian, and the nation’s health secretary can overrule its advice.
Zika offers a glimpse at the difficulty. Somehow, the Zika virus can sneak from the mother’s bloodstream across the placenta, which protects and nourishes the fetus, and target the fetus' brain. It’s something researchers hope to learn to block. 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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