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Report: Top Biden science advisor defended using aborted baby parts in research while NIH director

March 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 12

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 10, 2022 / 16:52 pm (CNA).
Pro-life leaders are challenging Dr. Francis Collins, a top Biden science advisor, after a new report claimed he defended the use of aborted baby parts f… […]

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Dr. Francis Collins, scientist and Christian, to step down as NIH head

October 5, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Oct 5, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken Christian, announced Tuesday that he will step down as director after serving… […]

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Catholic bioethicist laments HHS removal of restrictions on fetal tissue research

May 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., May 6, 2021 / 21:01 pm (CNA).
A Catholic bioethicist has repeated his objection to the Biden administration’s d… […]

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NIH reverses restrictions on fetal tissue research

April 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Apr 16, 2021 / 15:15 pm (CNA).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday announced it will not require ethics boards to review federally-funded research proposals using fetal tissue of aborted … […]

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