Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2075

Rep. Onder Introduces Bill to Ban Federal Funding for Research Using Fetal Tissue from Abortions

Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025

about 1 year ago·View on Congress.gov

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The bill would ban the federal government from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting any research that uses fetal tissue obtained from an induced abortion. This applies to all federal departments, agencies, and offices, as well as any researcher receiving federal support.
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“No Federal department, agency, or office may conduct, fund, approve, or otherwise support any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion.”
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Research using fetal tissue from miscarriages or stillbirths would still be allowed under existing rules. The bill defines a miscarriage as the involuntary death of an unborn child before 20 weeks and a stillbirth as one at 20 weeks or more.
The development of new cell lines for vaccines and genetic treatments would still be permitted, as long as those cell lines are not derived from abortion-obtained fetal tissue.
The bill would make it illegal to solicit or knowingly accept donations of fetal tissue if it was obtained from an induced abortion, expanding existing prohibitions in the Public Health Service Act. Violations could carry criminal penalties under current law.

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Mar 11, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

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Upon enactment

If enacted, the ban on federal funding for abortion-derived fetal tissue research takes effect

Federally funded researchers would need to immediately stop any ongoing projects using fetal tissue from abortions or transition to alternative tissue sources. Grant funding for such research would be cut off.

Upon enactment

Criminal prohibition on soliciting or accepting abortion-derived fetal tissue donations takes effect

Researchers, hospitals, and tissue banks would face legal penalties for knowingly acquiring fetal tissue from abortions, requiring new compliance procedures across the biomedical research community.

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