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House votes to overturn Trump administration ban on fetal tissue research

House lawmakers on Thursday voted to overturn the Trump administration’s recent decision to ban federal funding for biomedical research involving human fetal tissue — a symbolic move on a partisan…
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers on Thursday voted to overturn the Trump administration’s recent decision to ban federal funding for biomedical research involving human fetal tissue.

Democrats prevailed in a 225-193 vote divided roughly on party lines,

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