A secretive ethics board newly created by the Trump administration is urging the U.S. government to stop funding medical research that uses human fetal tissue donated after elective abortions. The National Institutes of Health board was convened less than three weeks ago, and at least two-thirds of its members are outspoken anti-choice advocates or opponents of fetal tissue research. Scientists have long considered fetal tissue research a valuable tool that could advance the understanding of several diseases and potentially be used in developing cures or vaccines — including for the coronavirus.