Fetal Tissue Research to Be Investigated

The fetal tissue debate just got a new player: the Inspector General’s office (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that the HHS OIG will be conducting a federal investigation and research probe into fetal tissue research sponsored by the HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Senator Paul, and 34 other senators, wrote and signed letter to the HHS Inspector General (IG), Daniel R. Levinson, back in October, in response to undercover videos exposing potentially illegal research of baby fetuses by Planned Parenthood organizations.

The launching of an investigative probe into the federal sponsorship of fetal tissue research will be focused on financing sources from NIH grants and other types of funding.

In the response letter to the Senator Paul and company, IG Levinson agreed to a research and observatory action that will take place. “We will interview HHS and National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials,” per the requests of Senator Paul and the 34 other senators. (Read more from “Fetal Tissue Research to Be Investigated” HERE)

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