Requirements Regarding Proposed Human Fetal Tissue Research
Review NOT-OD-19-128 and NOT-OD-19-137 to get information for the extramural community of the details of the requirements regarding Proposed Human Fetal Tissue Research.
Note: On Dec 2019, the NIH issued NOT-OD-20-053 announcing an intention to convene an Ethics Advisory Board. This notice NOT-OD-21-111 informs the extramural research community that HHS is reversing its 2019 decision that all research applications for NIH grants and contracts proposing the use of human fetal tissue from elective abortions will be reviewed by an Ethics Advisory Board. Accordingly, HHS/NIH will not convene another NIH Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board. All other requirements described in NOT-OD-19-128 and updated in NOT-OD-19-137 for extramural research remain unchanged.