HHS terminates fetal tissue research contract after outcry from anti-abortion groups

Published September 25, 2018 1:36am ET



Health and Human Services has terminated an agreement with a fetal tissue research facility that was providing fetal tissue to the Food and Drug Administration.

HHS said late Monday that it canceled the contract with the company, Advanced Bioscience Resources, because it didn’t include “appropriate protections” for fetal tissue procurement. The agency’s statement did not go into specifics.

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