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Why You Don’t Have to Be Pro-Life to Oppose Research on Aborted Fetal Tissue, According to NIH Director

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

While Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, calls himself pro-life, he said that is not a prerequisite for opposing research on aborted babies.

 In January, Bhattacharya ended the use of NIH-supported research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions.

“I personally am pro-life, but that’s not enough of a justification,” he said in an exclusive interview with the Daily Signal. “What needs to happen is we have to have neutral principles for why you’re making decisions, and I have two that I’ve established. I apply those to this.”

"That was a relatively easy decision."@NIHDirector_Jay tells @DailySignal why you don't have to be pro-life to oppose aborted fetal cell research. "I personally am pro-life, but that's not enough of a justification," he said. What needs to happen is we have to have neutral… pic.twitter.com/b2uEf8tIrK— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) July 17, 2026

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