University of Pittsburgh Fetal Research Report Incomplete

Last year brought national attention to the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and its affiliated medical center, UPMC — where I used to work as a therapist — for unethical and legally questionable fetal tissue research practices following decades of troubling activity at the region’s two largest employers.

After mounting pressure from lawmakers and pro-life groups, last fall Pitt took the self-described “proactive” step of hiring a law firm to conduct a regulatory assessment of the university’s fetal tissue research practices. The investigation was conducted between September and December by D.C.-based Hyman, Phelps & McNamara (HPM), and the full report has been made publicly available.

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Ryan Navarro

Ryan Navarro is a therapist in Pittsburgh who previously interned and worked at UPMC.

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Last year brought national attention to the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and its affiliated medical center, UPMC — where I used to work as a therapist — for unethical and legally questionable fetal tissue research practices following decades of troubling activity at the region’s two largest employers.

After mounting pressure from lawmakers and pro-life groups, last fall Pitt took the self-described “proactive” step of hiring a law firm to conduct a regulatory assessment of the university’s fetal tissue research practices. The investigation was conducted between September and December by D.C.-based Hyman, Phelps & McNamara (HPM), and the full report has been made publicly available.