Exclusive | Pro-lifers push investigation into NIH that using aborted baby organs, tissue in research

WASHINGTON — An anti-abortion group is calling for a Senate investigation into the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) funding of research that used fetal organs and tissue. In January of this year, the NIH announced it was stopping money meant for research that used fetal tissue from elective abortions, but the 40 Days for Life … Read more

NYC scraps requirement that later-term aborted fetuses be treated as ‘human remains’

NYC scraps requirement that later-term aborted fetuses be treated as ‘human remains’

The New York City Department of Health has scrapped a requirement that fetuses aborted at or after 24 weeks be considered “human remains” and sent to funeral homes for burial or cremation. The 24-week mark is generally considered the point of potential viability to survive early birth and until the rule change, it was mandatory … Read more