Overview
- The ban applies to all NIH grants, cooperative agreements, transaction awards, research and development contracts, and the Intramural Research Program.
- Effective immediately, federally funded studies may not use tissue obtained from abortions.
- NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said fetal tissue from miscarriages may still be used if donated.
- NIH reported 77 human fetal tissue projects in Fiscal Year 2024 after a steady decline since 2019.
- The announcement was issued the day before the March for Life in Washington, D.C., with HHS confirming the policy change to Fox News.