In a letter dated 17/12/2018, this charity stated: “Currently CHSS do not have a specific human embryo experimentation policy, and we do not specifically exclude human embryo experimentation from the research we fund; so in theory, a project involving human embryo experimentation could be funded by CHSS through its research grants. However, after looking at the last 20 years of projects we cannot find that we have funded any.
“… CHSS funds research projects at a number of universities in Scotland. We understand that some of these universities do, on projects funded by other organisations, carry out research involving human embryo experimentation.” [#AMRC#]

In a letter dated 14/02/2019, this charity states: “CHECT has never funded any research that involves human embryo experimentation and is not currently funding any research in this area. We do not fund other organisations which use human embryos in research. As a result, we do not have a policy on the use of human embryos in research, but it is something our Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) will be looking at later this year.”
The latest research strategy from the SAC (https://chect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-research-strategy.pdf) does not mention embryo research. [#AMRC#].

The Children with Cancer UK website states: “We have never funded any research using human embryos. We have funded some work involving human embryonic stem cells. References to the use of ‘stem cells’ in our research generally refer to blood stem cells rather than embryonic stem cells.” https://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/research/research-faq/ [#AMRC#].

In a letter dated 25/2/2019 this charity stated: “We do not fund any research that uses human embryos, nor do we support any organisations that do this type of research. In almost every case CDRF-funded research uses adult volunteers from TwinsUK: a large group of identical and non-identical twins. Our method of collecting information is either by questionnaire, buccal swabs, blood tests, urine samples and faecal swabs for DNA analysis of either the subject or the subject’s gut microbiome. In some smaller studies, such as genetic causes of skin melanoma, we have used volunteers who already have the disease.” [#AMRC#]

In a letter dated 10/6/19, this charity stated: “I can advise that I am unaware of any connection between the Circulation Foundation and human embryo experimentation, and therefore unable to provide a policy.”

In a letter dated 27/11/2018 this organisation stated: “We have not funded any research in the past involving the use of human embryos and currently cannot foresee any reason why we would in the future. The nature of coeliac disease is such that invariably research involves the study of patients and human populations.” [#AMRC#]

Comic Relief is a fund-raising company which transfers all its profits to the registered charity called Charity Projects. Comic Relief organises Red Nose Day in “odd” years (2015, 2017, 2019 etc.) and Sport Relief in “even” years (2014, 2016, 2018 etc.). While the two fundraising events may seem different, they are for all practical intents and purposes the same as they both exist to raise money for Comic Relief.
The money raised in Comic Relief’s fundraising campaigns is paid out in grants to thousands of exterior charities. While not all of these charities will engage in activities which would concern the pro-life community, other charities will be associated with anti-life practices.
Red Nose Day is the BBC’s biannual fundraising extravaganza for Comic Relief. The BBC also hosts Children in Need. Comic Relief gives grants to national and international charities, whereas Children in Need deals with smaller national charities.