Executive Order 12806

Executive Order 12806 of May 19, 1992

Establishment of a Fetal Tissue Bank

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide a source of human tissue to develop treatments and research methods for various diseases, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.⁠ Establishment of a Fetal Tissue Bank.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") shall establish a human fetal tissue bank. The fetal tissue in the bank shall be obtained exclusively from ectopic pregnancies and spontaneous abortions.

Sec. 2.⁠ Procedures.

The Secretary shall establish procedures for making tissue from the bank available for meritorious research projects selected through an appropriate peer review process. The Secretary shall include in the bank a registry of physicians and hospitals interested in using the tissue from the bank to further specific medical objectives.

Sec. 3.⁠ Policies.

The Secretary shall develop human fetal cell lines in a manner consistent with current policy and ensure that the actions directed by sections 2 and 3 of this order are carried out in accordance with all other applicable legal requirements related to fetal tissue.

Sec. 4.⁠ Report.

The Secretary shall report his progress in carrying out this order to the President on or before December 31, 1992.

George Bush⁠

The White House,

May 19, 1992.

Notes

Revoked by:

• Pub.L. 103-43, Part III, § 121(c). ( 107 Stat. 133 )

See Related:

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