Bill · S. 987· Senate(119-S-987)
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/12/2025
- Last activity
- 3/12/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2025" aims to stop the Federal Government from supporting research using human fetal tissue obtained from an induced abortion. This includes a ban on conducting, funding, approving, or supporting such research. The bill also prohibits the solicitation or knowing receipt of tissue donations obtained through induced abortions. However, the act allows for the development of new cell lines for things like vaccines, provided they aren't from tissue obtained via induced abortion. It maintains support for research involving tissue from miscarriages or stillbirths.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite· 3 of 5
Does this make abortion easier to get?-5
The bill restricts federal support for research involving tissue obtained through induced abortions, which may impact research related to reproductive health.
Does this put more money into scientific research?-4
The bill prohibits federal funding for specific types of human fetal tissue research.
Does this put more money into medical research?-3
The bill prohibits federal funding for research involving human fetal tissue obtained via induced abortion.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Continued Medical Advancement: The bill allows federal agencies to develop or support new, high-efficiency cell lines for the production of vaccines and genetic vectors, as long as they are not derived from tissue obtained via induced abortion (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Support for Specific Research: Research involving human fetal tissue obtained after a miscarriage or stillbirth remains permitted and can be supported by federal departments, agencies, or offices (Section 2(a)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Research Funding: Federal departments, agencies, or offices are prohibited from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained via an induced abortion (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Limitations on Tissue Acquisition: The bill prohibits the solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of donations of human fetal tissue when the person knows the tissue was obtained pursuant to an induced abortion (Section 3(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Abortion Access-5Increases Research Funding-3Improves Healthcare Access-2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding-4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women-3
- 9/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/12/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 9 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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