A group of Republican lawmakers are calling for the University of New Mexico to stop research involving fetal tissue that has come from abortions.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that in a letter to the board of regents the New Mexico legislators also requested that UNM suspend the transfer of fetal body parts to or from the university until administrators can prove they're not violating laws that ban profiting from the sale of such material.
UNM Health Sciences Center officials say the university has not violated any laws. They did not say whether the school will comply with the letter.
The letter comes after a months-long investigation by a U.S. House of Representatives panel into UNM's handling of fetal tissue and body parts from aborted fetuses.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal.
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