One of the Oregon National Primate Research Center's Silly Claims

Primate vivisectors and Oregon Health Sciences University administrators are freaked out by state legislators', the Governor's, and the public's swell of concern for the monkeys at the university's taxpayer-funded Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC). There is a real chance that, finally, the hideousness will be stopped. (Finally, because there have efforts to close this hell-hole since at least the mid-1990s.)

They aren't going down without a fight. And, as is the case for every defense of experimenting on animals, ONPRC claims that experiments conducted on monkeys there have been "lifesaving."

Oregon news outlet KOIN
OHSU takes public stance against calls to close primate research center
by: Jashayla Pettigrew
Posted: May 1, 2025 / 06:01 PM PDT
Updated: May 1, 2025 / 06:01 PM PDT
"Oregon National Primate Research Center critical to advancing human health."

Here's one of their recent efforts to convince the public that they are doing important work: Scientists, OHSU leaders speak out to defend lifesaving research at ONPRC By Erik Robinson April 30, 2025 Portland, Oregon

They claim, as does every vivisector, that their use of animals will benefit humans, and thus, is worthy of continuing. Aside from their ugly frank biggotry, their claim of making important discoveries is plain old propaganda. A good example is the essay they included about Jamie Lo, M.D., M.C.R.

Recently, she and co-authors published research in nonhuman primates that definitively showed consuming THC, the psychoactive compound found in cannabis, while pregnant affects the lung development and function in their offspring.

She conducted the study because existing human observational data has only low to moderate evidence for harm. Given the limited safety data, she found that many patients are reluctant to give up using cannabis during pregnancy because it helps to reduce common prenatal symptoms such as nausea and pain.

In research with animals, it’s possible to tightly control and measure exposures while eliminating the use of other substances that confound observational studies in people.

“You can’t do that with a human study,” she said. “This is the kind of information my patients need to understand the potential risks to make the best decisions for themselves and their baby. The goal is to avoid repeating what we saw happen with nicotine and alcohol use in pregnancy before we had strong evidence along with public health messaging.”

It is highly unlikely that many doctors, if any at all, pay any attention to her publications. Why would they when there is a huge and ever growing body of research on the use of cannabis during pregnancy.

The Health Effects

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/24625/chapter/12

The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research (2017) Chapter: 10 Prenatal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Exposure to Cannabis

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.