PA REP. STEPHANIE BOROWICZ: House Health Committee Receives Reports on Inhumane Taxpayer-Funded Experiments with Aborted Baby Parts at Pitt University

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House Health Committee Receives Reports on Inhumane Taxpayer-Funded Experiments with Aborted Baby Parts at Pitt University

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In consideration of recent federal actions to force American taxpayers to pay for abortions worldwide, this week, the House Health Committee, of which I am a member, convened the fourth in a series of public hearings focused on pro-life and abortion issues.

The topic for Tuesday’s hearing was Fetal Experimentation.

The hearing featured presentations from former abortionist Dr. Kathi Aultman, OB/GYN, Charlotte Lozier Institute Associate Scholar; Jeremy Rich, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Henry T. Greely, Stanford University Professor of Law, Steering Committee Chair, Center for Biomedical Ethics; and David Daleiden, founder, Center for Medical Progress.

Most of the testimony centered around recent reports of University of Pittsburgh scientists and faculty being deeply involved in taxpayer-funded experiments with aborted baby parts, including Planned Parenthood of Western PA supplying harvested aborted baby parts for the university’s human tissue bank.

Unfortunately, the unethical and inhumane research taking place at Pitt is far from an isolated incident. Last year, Pitt student researchers published details on experiments where scalps and “full-thickness human skin” from aborted babies (18-20 weeks gestation) were grafted onto lab rats. Additionally, lymphoid tissue, livers, and spleens from the same aborted babies were co-engrafted into the same rodent models.

In the video clip above, I thanked Mr. Daleiden for his outstanding undercover video reporting that has exposed Planned Parenthood for selling aborted baby parts and asked for his suggestions on the next steps that should be taken in terms of tougher enforcement and greater oversight authority for regulating fetal experimentation taking place across the Commonwealth.

The House Health Committee maintains legislative oversight over policies impacting abortion, abortion facilities and teen pregnancies.