(Rewire called it an “anti-choice blitz.”) But the newly passed Senate Bill 8 stands out from the rest for the startling breadth with which it attacks abortion rights. A ban on fetal tissue donation. Under the law, women who have abortions will be prohibited from donating fetal tissue, which can help with scientific research. Human fetal tissue plays an important roll in finding drugs for HIV/AIDs patients, for example, and in creating vaccines for things like Ebola. (Presently, women in Texas can choose to donate fetal tissue.)

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2017 17:48 UTC