The Biden administration is rolling back Trump-era restrictions on the use of fetal tissue in federally funded research, a move welcomed by some scientists but heavily criticized by pro-life advocates. In a notice released April 16, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would end both a ban on NIH-funded research using fetal tissue procured from elective abortion and a layer of ethical review on such studies. “NIH reminds the community of expectations to obtain informed consent from the donor for any NIH-funded research using human fetal tissue, and of continued obligations to conduct such research only in accord with any applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations,” the notice read. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra also “determined there are no new ethical issues that require special review,” a statement from the agency said. Under the Trump administration, HHS had implemented …