One of President Bill Clinton's early decisions was to lift the ban on federally supported research on human fetal tissue. Under what circumstances can research on this material be justified?
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Bianchi, D., Bernfield, M. & Nathan, D. A revived opportunity for fetal research. Nature 363, 12 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/363012a0
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