The ISSCR Urges HHS to Rescind the Proposed Rule on Human Fetal Tissue Research
94 Scientific, Medical, and Patient Organizations Sign-on to Comment Letter
The ISSCR has submitted comments urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withdraw the proposed rule (RIN 0991-AC-15) on extramural research involving human fetal tissue (HFT). Among other key points, the letter states that the proposed rule would impede promising biomedical research that could lead to new treatments for serious diseases, including COVID-19.
The comments on the proposed rule come after the ISSCR and a coalition of organizations reinforced the value of human fetal tissue research in a letter to then President-Elect Biden on 7 January, 2021.