Bills backed by anti-abortion groups would ban research using aborted fetal tissue
Bills to ban research using aborted fetal tissue in Wisconsin and encourage donation for research of tissue from stillbirths and miscarriages were circulated among legislators Thursday.
The bills, similar to measures proposed over the past six years, would promote ethical research, say supporters, including Wisconsin Right to Life, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Action and Wisconsin Catholic Conference.
“Such a commitment to heal without harm would truly uphold our state’s proud tradition of social justice and respect for human life,” the groups, known as the Heal Without Harm Coalition, said in a statement.
Research groups — including UW-Madison, UW Health, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and BioForward, which represents the state’s biotech industry — said the fetal tissue research ban would prohibit lifesaving research already regulated under federal law.
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