Lupus is an incurable immune system illness, probably genetic in origin and mainly suffered by females. It can affect any part of the body. In a letter dated 7/12/2018 the CEO of Lupus wrote that the question of human embryo experimentation ‘has never arisen, certainly in the 18 years I have been with LUPUS UK. To the best of my knowledge LUPUS UK has never funded this type of research and as such has no policy in the regard. What I cannot say is whether the organisations we support do this type of research that tends to be Universities linked with large hospitals.’