In a letter dated 18/12/2018, this charity stated: “We do not carry out any sort of research, regardless of involvement with human embryos. This is not an area of work which forms part of our aims or strategy. There are, however, other organisations who do special in this area of…

In a letter dated 19/12/2018, this charity stated: “Spinal research is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities… We follow their guidance and best practice as part of our membership and adhere to their policies on medical research.”Cell lines such as those derived from embryos, are subject to…

In a letter dated 17 April 2019, this charity stated: “We are not currently funding any research that uses human embryos. Where stem cells are used by researchers, they are usually induced pluripotent stem cells. These are mature human cells, taken from skim biopsies or blood samples, that are re-programmed…

Rett syndrome is a rare non-inherited genetic postnatal neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in girls and leads to severe impairments, affecting nearly every aspect of the child’s life: their ability to speak, walk, eat, and even breathe easily.In a letter dated 23/4/2019, the Executive Director of this charity stated:…

In a letter dated 20/5/19, the charity stated: “As a hospital and a medical charity, we follow the current state of the law and so not subscribe to any attempts to change it. We therefore do not have a statement on assisted dying.”Secondly, our research does not involve the use…

In a letter dated 16/4/2019 this charity stated: “We do not carry out any direct scientific research ourselves. Our research is overseen by our scientific research committee and all funded research must meet our stringent criteria which include ethical approval… no programme of research involving investigations in humans will be…

In a letter dated 25/4/2019, this charity stated: “Orthopaedic Research UK is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) who guidelines we follow.” [#AMRC#]

In a letter dated 12/12/2018, this organisation stated: “We have never and have no intention of funding any research that experiments on human embryos. We also do not support any organisations that carry out research of this kind.” [#AMRC#]

In a letter dated 17/4/2019, this charity stated: “We have a very small research portfolio, the main criteria for which is that the projects will help advance early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. We invest in small (less that £40,000 each), proof of concept projects that, when successful, can go on…

In a letter dated 18/1/2019 this charity stated: “None of the research we fund uses human embryos. In fact, pancreatic cancer research generally does not involve the use of human embryos. Research is done using pancreatic cancer cell lines or using animal models – predominantly mice.” [#AMRC#]

A letter dated 11/2/219 was ambiguous about whether researchers funded by Parkinson’s UK actually used embryo stem cells. Parkinson’s UK policy statement on stem cell research states: “Stem cell research has the potential to lead to new and better treatments for Parkinson’s. We understand the sensitive issues around certain areas…

In a letter dated 11/12/2018 this organisation stated: “The Pelican Cancer Foundation does not have a ‘position’ on embryo research, we do not support any research that used embryos or likely to do so.” [#AMRC#]

In a letter dated 24/4/2019, this organisation stated: “Pharmacy Research UK does not fund laboratory-based research, which means we would not fund any research involving human embryo experimentation.”As a charity our remit is focused on research exploring the way in which pharmacies can best improve the health of the public.”…

In a letter dated 18/12/2018, this organisation stated: “We do not fund human embryo experimentation, nor have we ever been asked to support it. We do not have a policy on this as, due to our focus on advanced prostate cancer, it is extremely unlikely that we will.” [#AMRC#]

In a letter dated 14/5/19, this charity stated: “We do not provide specialist reproductive healthcare services. Women and girls who are referred to us or who access our services have experienced sexual violence. They may have additional reproductive healthcare needs, including contraception and terminations, but these services would be provided…