{"id":2140219,"date":"2024-01-04T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-praises-federal-investigation-into-barbaric-experiments-at-university-of-pittsburgh\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T15:11:52","slug":"senator-praises-federal-investigation-into-barbaric-experiments-at-university-of-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-praises-federal-investigation-into-barbaric-experiments-at-university-of-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator commends federal probe of &#8216;barbaric&#8217; experiments at Pitt University"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-praises-federal-investigation-into-barbaric-experiments-at-university-of-pittsburgh%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2140219&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senator Steve Daines Applauds Federal\u200c Investigation into\u200b University of Pittsburgh&#8217;s Alleged Illegal Fetal Tissue Harvesting<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/steve-daines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Daines<\/a> (R-Montana) has expressed his support\u2064 for the federal\u200c investigation\u2062 into the University of Pittsburgh following accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-investigation-opened-into-pitt-over-fetal-tissue-experiments-emails-show\/\" title=\"Federal probe launched into Pitt for fetal tissue experiments, emails reveal\">illegally harvesting fetal tissue<\/a> from aborted babies for experimentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last month, \u200dshocking \u200cemails obtained by the Center for Medical Progress \u2063(CMP) and Judicial Watch revealed that the Department of \u2062Health and Human \u2062Services inspector general \u200chad been looking into\u200b Pitt&#8217;s fetal tissue experiments, which were funded in part by the National Institute \u2064of Health.\u200c These experiments involved gruesome practices\u200b such as scalping 5-month-old fetuses and grafting their\u2063 skin onto lab rats, as well as\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-facilitated-gruesome-taxpayer-funded-experiments-with-aborted-fetuses\/\" title=\"University Facilitated Gruesome, Taxpayer-Funded Experiments With Aborted Fetuses\">transporting fetal kidneys<\/a> to other\u2064 researchers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Putting an \u200cEnd to Barbaric Research\u2064 Practices<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;After\u2062 years of calling for an investigation \u2063into the barbaric\u2064 research practices happening at\u2064 the University of Pittsburgh, I&#8217;m glad to see the inspector \u2062general finally take this seriously. Exploiting \u2064the body parts of aborted children \u200bis not only repulsive but also ineffective\u2062 in producing clinical treatments. \u2064It must be stopped,&#8221;<\/span> said Senator \u200bDaines, founder of the\u2062 Senate Pro-Life Caucus.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senator Daines has \u2062been a vocal \u2062advocate for \u200dinvestigating Pitt and the government \u200cfunding \u200dof these fetal tissue experiments. He signed a letter in \u200cSeptember \u200c2021, along with other congressional Republicans, urging HHS\u2063 Secretary Xavier \u200bBecerra and then-NIH Director \u200bFrancis Collins to\u200d look into the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Unethical and Ineffective Research<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Exploiting the body parts of aborted children for research purposes\u2064 is\u2062 repulsive\u200c and should stop, regardless of the outcome hoped for by researchers. Research using\u200d abortive fetal tissue is unethical, wrong, and has \u2064also been proven ineffective. Despite being used\u200c in clinical research since \u2062the 1920s, fetal tissue has not \u2064produced a single clinical \u200ctreatment,&#8221;<\/span> stated the letter from congressional\u200b Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The recently released emails \u200bconfirm that\u200d an HHS investigation into Pitt has been\u200c ongoing since at least October\u200c 2021, following\u2062 the congressional letter. The current status of the investigation remains unclear, as the HHS Office of Inspector General has neither confirmed nor denied its \u2064existence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO \u200bGET THE DAILYWIRE+ \u2063APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), another signer of the September \u200b2021 letter, has also expressed \u200bfrustration with the lack of answers \u2063regarding the investigation.\u200b HHS directed him to a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-partners-at-firm-hired-to-review-lincoln-project-scandal-have-donated-thousands-to-group\/\" title=\"Senior Partners at Firm Hired to \u2018Review\u2019 Lincoln Project Scandal Have Donated Thousands to Group\">law firm hired<\/a> by Pitt to examine \u2064the fetal tissue program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pitt has denied any wrongdoing and\u2062 insists that\u200d its programs\u2064 comply with federal\u2062 laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Commitment to\u2064 Compliance and\u200c Life-Saving Discoveries<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;As we have stated in the \u200dpast:\u200c Fetal tissue research plays a critical role in advancing\u200c life-saving discoveries. We remain committed to maintaining robust\u2062 internal controls and \u200bto extending our record of compliance at the state\u200b and federal levels, and we take these responsibilities seriously,&#8221;<\/span> said a \u200bPitt spokesman in January\u200d 2022.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/federal-investigation-opened-into-pitt-over-fetal-tissue-experiments-emails-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: Federal \u2062Investigation Opened Into\u200d Pitt Over Fetal Tissue\u200c Experiments, Emails Show<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>How \u2062do I donate fetal tissue?<\/h2>\n<p><span>Informed consent\u2063 for \u2063fetal tissue donation may not be obtained until after a\u200b patient has given full \u2063informed consent for the abortion.\u200b II. A woman&#8217;s \u200ddecision \u2064to donate fetal tissue must\u2062 be \u2063voluntary and\u200d uncoerced.\u2063 Providers must not offer any financial or other incentives to the patient. 1970s, fetal tissue has \u2062not led to\u200b any significant advancements in medical treatments or\u200d cures,&#8221; Senator Daines\u200c emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The investigation into\u2063 the University of Pittsburgh&#8217;s practices began after\u2063 a series of \u200bcorrespondence between university officials\u2064 and government agencies\u2064 were made public. The emails revealed the \u200dgraphic nature of the \u200cexperiments being\u2064 conducted and the callousness with which the fetal \u2064tissue was being \u2064handled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Center for\u200c Medical Progress, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-refuses-to-guarantee-that-taxpayer-money-in-stimulus-bill-wont-go-toward-abortions\/\" title=\"Psaki Refuses To Guarantee That Taxpayer Money In Stimulus Bill Won\u2019t Go Toward Abortions\">pro-life organization<\/a> that\u200d has been exposing\u200d the illegal and unethical practices of the abortion industry, obtained the\u200c emails through a Freedom of \u200cInformation Act (FOIA)\u2063 request. These documents bring to light the disturbing\u200c reality of the \u2062use of fetal tissue in research, which often goes unnoticed by the \u2063general public.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Pitt&#8217;s Disturbing disregard for\u2064 Ethics<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The emails show a blatant disregard for ethical standards and a lack of respect for the dignity of human life. In\u2063 one \u2064exchange, a Pitt official expressed excitement over the prospect of &#8220;obtaining fresh samples&#8221; of \u2062fetal brains. Another email detailed the process of harvesting fetal \u2063kidneys for shipment to other \u2063researchers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such practices not only exploit the remains of innocent unborn children but also raise serious questions\u200d about the integrity of research\u200b conducted \u2062at the university. The use of fetal\u200b tissue in experiments is highly controversial and has\u200c long been a subject of ethical debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senator Daines, along with his colleagues, is calling for\u200c a thorough investigation and accountability for those involved in these barbaric practices. They are\u2062 urging \u2062the Department of Health and Human Services\u200c to take\u200c immediate action and put \u200ban\u200d end to the illegal harvesting of \u200cfetal tissue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u200b senator&#8217;s support for the investigation reflects the growing concern\u200b among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beverly-hills-late-term-abortion-clinic-rescinds-lease\/\" title=\"Beverly Hills abortion clinic cancels lease.\">pro-life\u200b advocates<\/a>\u2063 and the American public regarding the use of fetal tissue in research. It\u2064 underscores the need\u2062 for stricter regulations\u200c and\u2062 oversight to \u200bensure that\u2064 research is conducted ethically and without violating \u200bthe sanctity of human life.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Step \u2063Towards Protecting Life<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Every\u200b human life \u2063is precious and deserves respect,\u2062 from conception to natural death. The exploitation\u2063 of aborted \u2063babies for scientific research is a grave injustice that must\u200c be addressed. I applaud the federal investigation into the University of Pittsburgh and hope that it leads to an end to\u200d these horrific practices,&#8221; Senator Daines concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the investigation unfolds, it is crucial that the truth is brought to light and that those responsible\u2063 for\u2062 the illegal harvesting and \u200cuse of fetal tissue are held accountable. The case of \u200bthe University of Pittsburgh serves\u200d as \u200ba wake-up\u2064 call to \u2062the nation, highlighting the \u200burgent need to re-evaluate the ethical boundaries of medical research\u2064 involving\u2063 human remains.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice had launched an investigation into the University of Pittsburgh. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana) commended this federal probe following allegations of illegal fetal tissue harvesting for experimentation. 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