• In 2019, HHS introduced a new requirement for extramural research grant applications and contract proposals including use of human fetal tissue obtained from elective abortions: that an HHS ethics advisory board review and approve the research before NIH could award funding. (nih.gov)
  • Two other Guide notices from 2019, which established procedures for identifying, budgeting, and justifying the use of human fetal tissue in a research grant application, remain in effect. (nih.gov)