New Mexico legislators seek to end use of fetal tissue

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A group of 25 New Mexico Republican lawmakers is calling on the University of New Mexico to halt research involving fetal body parts that have come from abortions.

The group also requested in a letter to the board of regents that UNM suspend the transfer of fetal body parts to or from the university until administrators can prove they’re not violating the law that bans profiting from the sale of such material.

The lawmakers also expressed concern that UNM may have improperly entered an agreement with Southwestern Women’s Options, one of a few clinics nationwide that provide late-term abortions. At one point, UNM medical students were doing rotations at that clinic, and the clinic’s director, Dr. Curtis Boyd, was a volunteer faculty member.

“I hope that we can work together to restore proper oversight,” the letter read. “No one wants to see the reputation of our flagship university unnecessarily damaged over the actions of a few unaccountable faculty members.”

Read more: https://www.abqjournal.com/894838/nm-legislators-seek-to-end-use-of-fetal-tissue.html