The heated discussions surrounding abortion and "fetal rights" in the U.S. have arguably contributed to spread of misinformation surrounding both the scientific and the legal technicalities of the procedure.
With certain states pushing for more stringent laws and restrictive access to abortion in the wake of SCOTUS' Roe v. Wade ruling, that conversation is getting ever more heated, with critics suggesting some changes could put lives at risk.
Embedded in this debate is a claim that has been circulating for around a decade and has again resurfaced, suggesting that "fetal tissue" is, in fact, being used in commercial food production.
A tweet posted on November 28, 2022, claims that "aborted fetal tissue" was being used by "Senomyx, a California-based company" as "flavour enhancers used in food products are below a certain threshold, so they don't need to be reported or safety-tested by the FDA."
