A special commission of inquiry to the US House of Representatives this week stepped up its investigation of the use of fetal tissue in the biomedical research with a dozen new assignments for researchers and abortion providers. This second series of questions, two of them directed to the members of individual faculty at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, deepens concerns among some education groups and scientists that personal information revealed in survey researchers could make the target of extremist violence.
Select the Panel Room infant Lives survey, launched last October and led by Marsha Blackburn representative (R-TN), born Republican game on published secret videos last summer by the Center for Medical Progress, an antiabortion group that accused the organization Planned Parenthood to profit illegally from the sale of abortions tissue. The panel has sent more than 30 requests for information to universities, businesses and abortion clinics before issuing three formal assignments in February to the provider of abortion southwest of women's options (SWO) the tissue procurement StemExpress UNM and society, including science center includes health laboratories that work with the fetal tissue from abortions performed by SWO. The application included "identity, name, people who participated in each study" involving fetal tissue, as well as those who were transferred from the fabric to the university.
At first hearing panels in March, his Democratic members moved unsuccessfully to cancel the assignments, citing security concerns following a shootout that killed three people in a clinic Colorado Planned Parenthood last fall. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is concerned that the panel would be "complicit" in the murder of researchers if their names were revealed. UNM said it has so far provided the panel with some 3,000 pages of documents, but refused to reveal the identity of teachers and students involved in research.
This answer did not satisfy Blackburn. "[S] ome of these organizations so redacted document even after being assigned, it is impossible for us to get a complete picture of what is actually happening. Others refused to produce documents required under previous assignments, and threatened to withhold assigned additional information, "she said in a statement on March 30.
the new assignments include requests for documents from the institutional review board of Biomedical Research Institute America and Ganogen, an old company recently converted into a research institute funded by the private sector, working to develop fetal organs aborted animals for transplantation in humans. the online publication STAT yesterday identified Eugene Gu researcher from Vanderbilt University in Nashville as the founder of Ganogen. Gu noted that it has not received the summons and was not sure what would be his reply. But it seemed a note to the challenge, said STAT "It feels like living in North Korea or something ... we continue to pursue our research, and we do not go away ... despite intimidation by Republicans. "
Four other subpoenas were sent to people whose names redacted panel in published documents, but UNM confirmed that two of them are faculty members . assignments require details on the exchange of tissue samples between UNM and SWO, and the names of people involved in these transactions. another, apparently intended for an affiliate UNM clinician documentation of patient demand or referred to SWO other abortion providers.
"[W] e simply can not comply safely demand accompanying the subpoenas for documents that identify the staff and students who have worked in the laboratory where the research was conducted, "the university in a given statement to science Insider. "This disclosure would expose our employees and at serious risk of harm students."
Several research organizations have come to the University of Defence in a letter published yesterday in Blackburn. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public Universities and Land-Grant (Aplu) jointly urged the panel to establish clear rules on how including personally identifiable information would be used and protected.
A spokesman for Blackburn argues that personal information will be handled with care, but would not comment on who would have access to all names provided. "It is important for the president to be responsible for the use of these names," Mike Reynard, director of communications for the Investigation Committee said Science Insider, "but it is impossible for the panel to complete our investigation without full knowledge and understanding of the people involved in the operations and practices. "
assignments give beneficiaries until April 11 to provide requested documents, and more demand for deposits they appear in April.
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