Trump Admin Ends Funding for Research Using Aborted Baby Tissue

Mary Margaret Olohan : Jan 23, 2026
Daily Wire

(Washington, DC) — [DailyWire.com] President Donald Trump's administration is ending the use of human fetal tissue in federally-funded research, The Daily Wire can first report. Effective immediately, National Institutes of Health funds will no longer be used for research that involves the fetal tissue of aborted babies. That policy will apply to all NIH grants, cooperative agreements, transaction awards, research and development contracts, and the NIH Intramural Research Program. ... NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said Thursday: "...Under President Trump's leadership, taxpayer-funded research must reflect the best science of today and the values of the American people."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via PBS-Amanpour & Co)