UCSF Harvests Human Fetal Body Parts
On June 14th and June 25th 2021, Pro-Life San Francisco received documents from the University of California, San Francisco. Requested under the California Public Records Act, these records shed light on the aborted fetal tissue research projects taking place within the university.
The full version of these procurement logs are available here: Attachment 1 | Attachment 2
Where It All Began
On July 3, 2019, we submitted a public records request with UCSF to obtain insight into the university’s abortion practices, including their national training program, the Ryan Residency.
Multiple medical journal articles confirm that researchers at UCSF labs use the remains of healthy human fetuses up to 24 weeks gestation from the Women’s Options Center, the publicly funded late-term abortion facility at UCSF’s San Francisco General Hospital campus. Learn more on this topic at prolifesf.com/ucsf
After our request (Public Records Act 019-090) was acknowledged on July 17, 2019, it was ignored by the university until Summer of 2020 when we retained legal counsel.
In a follow up request dated August 24, 2020, we specifically asked for the full text of active UCSF fetal tissue research contracts with the National Institutes of Health and for complete fetal tissue logs: documents showing the scope and scale of their fetal tissue operations. The limited documents that have been shared reveal the horrors of these projects. We continue to await all documents requested under Public Records Act 020-107.
Consent Forms And Tissue Logs
In Spring of 2021, we received copies of the abortion center consent forms for fetal tissue collection, which serves to maximize their supply of baby organs for medical research. These are given to parents when their babies are still alive in utero.
The emails and redacted attachments at the top of this page were sent to us some weeks later, showing some of the most recent collections of fetal remains at UCSF’s abortion facilities. We intend to obtain clear and complete information and pursue an end to this brutal violation of human rights. All institutions overseeing UCSF’s activities have a responsibility to stop this exploitive system that creates an artificial dependency on aborted remains. The continued partnership between UCSF’s abortion centers and laboratories, as well as the ongoing supply of fetal remains, must come to an end.
Activism
Pro-Life San Francisco and concerned citizens from across the political and ideological spectrum have been demanding transparency from the University of California Board of Regents since 2019. Due to continued rebuffing from the UC Regents, activists have taken to the streets, resulting in a number of unlawful arrests for engaging in first amendment protected activity on public property. Together with The Survivors and supporters from other pro-life communities, our activists will not stop raising their voices until change is brought to the university.
List of UCSF Records
Below is a chronological listing of email communications between us and UCSF, including hundreds of pages of internal documents sent to us by the university. These files includes organ collection logs, grant applications, study designs, and invoices.
Our First Message to UCSF
July 3, 2019 - Initial Public Records Request
UCSF’s 1st Reply
July 17, 2019 - UCSF Initial Response
Our Attorney to UCSF
July 28, 2020 - UCSF Communications
Email Attachment - Full Letter
July 28, 2020 - Acknowledgment of PLSF Legal Counsel
UCSF’s 1st Email Since Sept. 2019
July 29, 2020 - UCSF Communications
Email Attachment - Full Response
July 29, 2020 - Letter of Production Confirmation
UCSF to PLSF re: Update
August 7, 2020 - UCSF Communications
Email Attachment
August 7, 2020 - Letter of Production Confirmation
Planned Parenthood and UCSF Contracts
August 7, 2020 - Public Records Production
PLSF to UCSF re: New Records Request
August 24, 2020 - UCSF Communications
Email Attachment - Full Request
August 24, 2020 - Public Records Request
UCSF and PLSF: Fall Email Thread
Sep to Nov 2020 - UCSF Communications
UCSF to PLSF: Tracking Table
November 20, 2020 - Public Records Production
Attorney Letter to UCSF
February 10, 2021 - Public Records Request
UCSF and PLSF: Ryan Program and FTR Thread
February 12-26, 2021 - UCSF Communications
Researcher Document
February 12, 2021 - Public Records Production (pt. 1)
Abortion Training Requirements
February 12, 2021 - Public Records Production (pt. 2)
Learning Objectives at UCSF / General Hospital
February 12, 2021 - Public Records Production (pt. 3)
PLSF to UCSF re: Ryan Residency
March 5, 2021 - UCSF Communications
UCSF to PLSF re: Ryan Residency
March 19, 2021 - UCSF Communications
Abortion Training Curriculum by C. Hammond
March 19, 2021 - Public Records Production (pt. 1)
Med Student Educational Objectives
March 19, 2021 - Public Records Production (pt. 2)
Conscientious Objection Policy
March 24, 2021 - Public Records Production
OBGYN Training at Women’s Options Center
April 2, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: Zuckerberg SF General
April 19, 2021 - UCSF Communications
Zuckerberg Consent Form
April 19, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: Lack of Born-Alive Protocol
April 23, 2021 - UCSF Communications
UCSF to PLSF re: Follow Up Document
April 26, 2021 - UCSF Communications
Irrelevant Screening Test Document
April 26, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: DeShawn Taylor Study
June 11, 2021 - UCSF Communications
Letter by DeShawn Taylor
June 11, 2021 - Public Records Production (pt. 1)
Application for NIH Funded Research
June 11, 2021 - Public Records Production (pt. 2)
UCSF and PLSF: Summer Email Thread
June 14-25, 2021 - UCSF Communications
Fetal Harvesting Email Log #1
June 14, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #2
June 25, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: Women’s Options Center
June 25, 2021 - UCSF Communications
UCSF Mount Zion Consent Form
June 25, 2021 - Public Records Production #2
UCSF to PLSF re: Advanced Bioscience Resources
July 2, 2021 - UCSF Communications
ABR Invoice for UCSF 1/4
July 2, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: ABR Update
July 6, 2021 - UCSF Communications
ABR Pricing Sheet for UCSF
July 6, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #3
July 9, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: ABR Update
July 15, 2021 - UCSF Communications
ABR Invoice for UCSF 2/4
July 15, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #4
July 23, 2021 - Public Records Production
ABR Invoice for UCSF 3/4
July 30, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #5
August 6, 2021 - Public Records Production
ABR Invoice for UCSF 4/4
August 13, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #6
August 20, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #7
September 17, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #8
October 4, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #9
October 15, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #10
November 1, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #11
November 19, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: Extramural Delivery
November 30th, 2021 - UCSF Communications
Extramural Delivery Articles
November 30, 2021 - Public Records Production
Fetal Harvesting Log #12
December 10, 2021 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: PRA 020-107
January 11, 2022 - UCSF Communications
Fetal Harvesting Log #13
January 11, 2022 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: PRA 021-091
January 13, 2022 - UCSF Communications
2017 UCSF Abortion Training Course
January 13, 2022 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: PRA 021-091
February 7, 2022 - UCSF Communications
Study: Fetal Demise Before Termination Survey
February 7, 2022 - Public Records Production
Attorney Letter to UCSF
December 30, 2022 - Public Records Request
UCSF to PLSF: New Tracking Number
January 6, 2023 - UCSF Communications
UCSF to PLSF re: PRA 022-124
April 6, 2023 - UCSF Communications
Study Application Form #1
April 6, 2023 - Public Records Production
UCSF to PLSF re: PRA 022-124
April 18, 2023 - UCSF Communications
Study Application Form #2
April 18, 2023 - Public Records Production
Study Application Form #3
May 2, 2023 - Public Records Production
Study Application Form #6
May 25, 2023 - Public Records Production
Study Application Form #12
August 4, 2023 - Public Records Production
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