US EditionTrump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research
The NIH cited a decline to 77 projects using fetal tissue in 2024 and growing alternative technologies when ending federal funding for such research.
- On Jan. 22, 2026, the National Institutes of Health announced it will stop supporting research using human fetal tissue from elective abortions, effective immediately across NIH intramural and extramural programs.
- Given a steady decline since 2019, National Institutes of Health noted 77 projects in Fiscal Year 2024 and $53 million spent in 2025 on fetal-tissue projects within its $48 billion budget.
- Scientists warned that the policy will slow medical progress, noting fetal tissue's decades-long use in vaccine development and disease models, while alternatives like organoids do not fully capture brain complexity, said Tomasz Nowakowski, neuroscientist, University of California, San Francisco.
- Amid praise from anti-abortion groups, Marjorie Dannenfelser and National Right to Life hailed the move, while Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., introduced a bill to shield NIH from political interference.
- NIH will soon seek public comment on alternatives and preserve existing fetal-derived cell lines created years ago, while HHS has not clarified immediate funding impacts, creating uncertainty for ongoing projects.
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NIH Moves to Stop Use of Human Fetal Tissue
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will end the use of human fetal tissue in agency research. The use of fetal tissue from abortions has declined since 2019. There were only 77 projects with such funding in 2024. “At the same time, advances in organoids, tissue chips, computational biology, and other cutting-edge platforms have created robust alternatives that can drive discovery while reducing ethical concerns,” the agenc…
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