>>5119107 pb
NOTABLE
From pb, had 2 nominations here:
^^THIS is what needs to be 'out there' and the best way to get TRUTH out is in NOTABLES
Human fetal tissue is currently used by a very small number of scientists, representing
less than 0.2% of the total NIH research portfolio. Detailed analysis of how human fetal tissue is
used in 34 long-standing, successful research programs has determined that fetal tissue is
actually required for only approximately 24% of these grants. For the remaining 76%, there are
reasonable alternatives to the use of human fetal tissue and, in the majority of cases, these
alternatives are superior scientific models. Based on these percentages, it is estimated that of the
current 329 NIH-funded grants using human fetal tissue, only approximately 79 (or 0.08% of the
83,592 active projects), actually require the use of human fetal tissue. Thus, despite the repeated
claim that human fetal tissue is โnecessaryโ for modern biomedical research, only a tiny fraction
of NIH funded research actually requires human fetal tissue. Moreover, even in cases where use
of human fetal tissue is warranted (i.e., Class 1 grants), this analysis indicates that human fetal
tissue research is less productive and has lower impact on the field, compared to studies
from the same laboratories that do not involve human fetal tissue.
In Conclusion: This analysis strongly indicates that, in contrast to repeated assertions,
human fetal tissue research is an outdated and unproductive area of research that does not make a strong impact on the field. In over 100 years of unrestricted investigation, human fetal tissue research has had ample time to prove useful, yet it has failed to do so:
๏ท Fetal tissue HAS NOT produced a single medical treatment.
๏ท Fetal tissue WAS NOT used to cure polio, mumps, and measles.
๏ท Fetal tissue IS NOT used for modern vaccine production or research.
๏ท Fetal tissue IS NOT critical to study Zika or other diseases affecting brain development.
๏ท Fetal tissue IS NOT required for the overwhelming majority of current research.
๏ท Fetal tissue research is LESS PRODUCTIVE and has LOWER IMPACT when compared to non-fetal tissue research.
pg 458
https://archives-energycommerce.house.gov/sites/republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/Select_Investigative_Panel_Final_Report.pdf