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Status of the human body (Netherlands)
The Netherlands: opening of foetal biobank has led to surge in donations of foetal tissue after abortion
Author / Source : EIB Published on : Thematic : Status of the human body News Temps de lecture : 2 min.
According to a study published in 2024 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, donations of foetal tissue after abortion have increased significantly in the Netherlands, from 1.2% (8 donations out of 663 abortions) to 21.7% (132 donations out of 609 abortions), following the creation of a Dutch foetal biobank. For the authors of the study, incorporating donation options into post-abortion advice could ‘ethically improve tissue acquisition for continued medical progress’.