Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BRL-010
The collection contains records related to the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel. They include meeting transcripts, briefing books, clippings, the Research Panel's final report, and other documents.
Materials are open without restrictions.
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
The Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel was established in 1988 as an ad hoc consultant group to the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institute of Health. They were charged with reviewing the ethical, legal, and scientific issues surrounding the use of human fetal tissue derived from induced abortions in transplantation research.
2.1 Cubic Feet (in 6 manuscript boxes)
English
The Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel was established in 1988 as an ad hoc consultant group to the Advisory Committee of to the Director of the National Institute of Health. The collection contains records related to the Panel, including meeting transcripts, briefing books, clippings, the Research Panel's final report, and other documents.
The collection is roughly arranged in chronological order.
Gift of LeRoy Walters, 1990.
The Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel is available online via DigitalGeorgetown.
The collection has been rehoused in archival-quality boxes. Some original folders have been retained. Documents held in binders or loose have been placed in archival-quality folders.
Part of the Bioethics Research Library Archives Repository