U can continue using aborted fetal tissue for research

Abortion opponents Wednesday lost an appeal that challenged the University of Minnesota’s use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research.

The state Court of Appeals said the lawsuit filed in 2016 by Pro-Life Action Ministries is moot because the Legislature clarified the law, specifically allowing research on aborted fetal tissue, while the case was pending.

The suit had argued that the U was in violation of a 32-year-old law regarding disposal of fetal remains from abortions. Under that law, the use was restricted to tests necessary for the health of a woman, her future children or a criminal investigation.

The court, however, pointed to the 2017 law that specifically allows fetal tissue research as long as it is approved by the Fetal Tissue Research (FTR) committee, a university oversight panel. The court rejected the abortion opposition group’s argument that the fetal tissue testing be deemed “necessary.”

http://www.startribune.com/pro-life-action-ministries-loses-latest-appeal-of-u-research-on-aborted-fetal-tissue/491474441/