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In the wake of an announcement last week that research using fetal tissue at the National Institutes of Health will halt, and that other federally funded research using the tissue will now require review by ethics advisory boards, the US House voted today (June 13) to include an amendment in the 2020 federal budget that would prevent such boards from being formed.
The amendment passed the Democrat-led House of Representatives in a 225 to 193 vote, Science reports. But it is not clear whether it will become law, as the House will need to agree with the Republican-led Senate on a final spending bill, which would then need to be signed by President Donald Trump in order to take effect. No House Republicans voted for the amendment.
In a letter sent yesterday to lawmakers who support the amendment, a group of research universities, patient advocacy organizations, and ...
