The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will block scientists from using federal funds to conduct research that relies on material collected from elective abortions.
The administration also cancelled a multi-million-dollar contract with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) that uses fetal tissue to test new HIV treatments.
The decision is a major victory for the conservative anti-abortion movement, which has long called on the administration to eliminate funding for fetal tissue research.
View the complete June 5 article by Nathaniel Weixel on The Hill website here.