The House Appropriations Committee has made a significant move in support of the pro-life movement, approving language that prohibits the use of federal funds for research involving human fetal tissue obtained from induced abortions in the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Appropriations bill.
The provision specifically targets research funded by the Department of Defense that utilizes tissue from aborted babies, directly addressing a contentious issue that has sparked intense debate.
The bill text clearly states that "none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to conduct or support research using human fetal tissue if such tissue is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion."
This development comes after a recent investigation exposed the Pentagon's involvement in awarding grants for disturbing animal experiments involving parts from aborted human fetuses.
The experiments, which included implanting fetal fingers, scalps, skin, organs, bone marrow, thymus, and liver tissue into mice and monkeys to create "humanized" animal models, sparked widespread outrage.
The House Pro-Life Caucus had previously called for action, with four chairs sending a formal letter to the leaders of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to include the language in the bill.
The letter highlighted a specific Biden-era DOD grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison totaling $1,724,662, with part of the funding allocated to support research using fetal tissue obtained from aborted babies.
The active funding period raised concerns that similar research could continue, prompting the committee's move to prohibit federal funds from being used for such purposes.
