Upon news that the Trump Administration has imposed new restrictions on federal funding for fetal tissue obtained via elective abortions, Heritage Foundation research associate Melanie Israel offered the following reaction:

“The Trump Administration has rightfully taken action to separate federal research funding from the abortion industry. Good science and life-affirming, ethical research aren’t mutually exclusive. Indeed, it is ethically derived sources—such as discarded surgical tissue and adult stem cells—that have contributed to successful treatments for a variety of ailments, not tissue obtained from elective abortions.”

“The United States is a worldwide leader in pursuits of scientific discovery. Thanks to the Trump Administration, federally funded projects will continue conducting vitally important, life-saving research while also respecting innocent human life.”