Two bills have recently been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature to provide a path forward for biomedical research that honors the dignity of the human beings that it is meant to serve. These are the Fetal Remains Respect Act and the Unborn...
Read moreHeal Without Harm Legislative Initiative Introduced
Yesterday, March 9th, 2017, Sen. Terry Moulton and Rep. Joel Kleefisch, along with Senators Vukmir, Testin, Stroebel, Craig, Nass, and Representative Bernier, introduced the Heal Without Harm Legislative Initiative. This package of two...
Read moreCord Blood Banks
Cord blood banks are excellent ethical sources for researchers and medical professionals to develop and offer treatments and cures. Learn more about how you can donate and store cord blood: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/health/cord-blood/
Read morePress Release: HWH Coalition Applauds Congressman Sensenbrenner’s Efforts to Stop the Sale and Use of Abortion-Derived Fetal Tissue
On Friday, February 17th, 2017, Wisconsin Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-CD 5) introduced legislation to ban the sale of abortion-derived fetal tissue by prohibiting its use in research. Furthermore, Rep. Sensenbrenner’s legislation, named...
Read moreDr. Joel McGuirk Shares His Life-Saving Work with Adult Stem Cells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr5k3FcGN60
Read moreRecent Developments in Legislation
At the end of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session, significant efforts were made to address the fact that the body parts of aborted babies were being sold and used for research in Wisconsin. While these legislative efforts were not successful, it...
Read moreWhy We Don’t Need Fetal Cells to Conduct Life-Saving Research
In the wake of the recent undercover video released by the Center for Medical Progress, which has exposed Planned Parenthood’s harvesting of fetal parts for the purpose of research, microbiologist Nathalia Holt wrote “The Case for Fetal-Cell...
Read moreWritten Testimony of David A. Prentice, Ph.D. to the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
Full testimony with references can be found here: Prentice-writtentestimony-WI-SB260-fetalbodyparts
Read moreUse of fetal tissue is unethical and unnecessary
Unprecedented attention has been given to Assembly Bill 305 in the Wisconsin Legislature, which would restrict the use of abortion-derived fetal tissue for research. Opponents of the bill, including those in biomedical research, have openly...
Read moreEmbryonic and Fetal Research Laws
Read the comprehensive comparison of state embryonic and fetal research laws here.
Read moreIdaho ‘Unborn Infants’ Dignity Act (S 1404)
S 1404 would prohibit the sale, transfer, distribution or other unlawful disposition of an infant, an “unborn infant” or the bodily remains of an aborted infant. Any person who violates this provision would be guilty of a felony for each...
Read moreStudents for Life urges University to halt fetal tissue research
IU sophomore and neuroscience major Emily Eherenman balanced a laptop in her palm at the head of the Oak Room and wrote names and emails of a few University faculty and trustees on a whiteboard. Before all of her fellow members of Students for...
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