It’s Unethical to Use Fetal Tissue in COVID-19 Research

April 23, 2020 | by Christopher O. Tollefsen

The use of fetal tissue from aborted human beings in medical research predicates the health of some on the deliberate destruction of the lives and health of others. That predication is incompatible with the fundamental commitments of medicine. In the face of this global crisis, we must hold to our ethical principles more firmly than ever.