HEK-293 was first available to researchers in 1977, long after these products were developed. Their development could not have depended on the use of HEK-293. Hydroxychloroquine was first approved for medical use in the U.S. in 1955. Ivermectin's discovery and...
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Get Ready, Ethical COVID-19 Vaccines are Probably Not Coming
Many of us have been waiting for months for an ethically-derived and manufactured COVID-19 vaccine. We have closely followed the news, hoping for information on clinical trials results and updated estimates on when that day might come. In that time, we’ve seen a...
Pentagon Announces Those Serving Can Request Exemptions!
This is news is breaking as I type this post. In this article, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said, "We take freedom of religion and worship seriously in the military. It’s one of the things that we sign up to defend,” Kirby said. “And so it’s something that’s...
Let’s Get A Few Things Cleared Up: Testing, Cell Lines and Fetal Tissue
Fr. Matthew Schneider wrote an article in January of this year that generated much attention and discussion. In part, the article calls the reader’s attention to the ubiquity of aborted fetal cell lines in the testing of medications. The third paragraph of the article...
An Article Definitely Worth Reading
On April 29, 2021, Crisis Magazine published an article by Stephen Sammut, Ph.D., titled 'Defense of the Common Good or Collaboration with Evil?'. The author does a brilliant job of framing the depth and breadth of what this pandemic has thrown at us and the...
Cell Lines From Miscarriages? Nonsense!
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco and others have speculated that HEK-293 may have been established from cells taken from a miscarriage. That sounded like hogwash when I heard it, and I started doing a little reading. A little reading turned into a bit more, and then a bit more....
Founder, Debra Vinnedge, Signs International Women’s Statement Against Abortion-Tainted Vaccines
Children of God for Life founder, Mrs. Debra Vinnedge joins eighty-six Catholic women in signing a letter opposing abortion-tainted COVID-19 vaccines.
Moderna Does Not Use HEK-293 Fetal Cell Line in Ongoing Quality Control or Lot Testing
We are happy to report that Moderna says they do “not use fetal cell lines during the vaccine manufacturing or LOT testing process.”
Video: Stacy Trasancos and Melissa Moschella on the Morality of COVID-19 Vaccines
Is it “morally right” or is the moral calculus more complicated? The factors that should weigh in on the decision to get the jab.
Is It Moral to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine? A Constructive Dialogue
Debate between Dr. Melissa Moschella and Dr. Stacy Trasancos. Join us on Saturday, February 13, 2021 from 9-11am CT for this informative webinar!
Scalps and Backs of Aborted Children Grafted onto Rodents
The human skin was taken from the scalp and the back (dorsum) of the fetuses so that grafts with and without hair could be compared in the rodent model.
How to Object to an Abortion-Tainted COVID-19 Vaccine (and Infographic)
As we exercise prudential judgment about our vaccine choices, it is a good time to review our obligations according to Vatican guidance.
COVID-19 Vaccine and HEK293: Testing and Production are Ethically Equal
Testing and production are ethically equal if the testing is ongoing. The purpose of this argument is to put aside the COVID-19 ethical debates and unite as one voice to call for an end to the use of aborted children in research.
Children of God for Life Announces Changes, Expansion of Pro-Life Efforts
Children of God for Life, Inc. is announcing relocation of Corporate operations and changes in leadership, including the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The organization is also announcing an expansion of its pro-life work and its mission from a focus on vaccines to a broader effort to end the use of aborted children in scientific research.
Personhood Alliance Responds to Dismissals of COVID-19 Vaccine-Abortion Link
The Personhood Alliance warns that any effort to commodify aborted human beings in the design, production, and testing of vaccines will continue indefinitely unless and until Christians demand biomedical science be separated from the killing and trafficking of innocent human beings.
Measuring Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine: Now’s the Time to Press Hard for Ethical Options
Because there are differing claims about the ethics of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, some clarifications need to be made, especially since phase III trials are concluding. What Catholics are willing to accept could influence the availability of more ethically sound options going forward.
Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine – Facts – Not Fiction
Many of you have asked about Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine and whether it uses aborted fetal cells or not. The following links contain all the proof anyone needs to show that the aborted fetal cell line HEK-293 was indeed used extensively.
Excellent Video from No Deception: Aborted Fetal Vaccines
Check out this video from No Deception about how to have a conversation regarding aborted fetal cell vaccines.
UPDATE 9-15-20: Take Action – Sanofi Pasteur Discontinues Aborted Fetal Polio Vaccine – Using Moral Cell Lines Instead
Children of God for Life announced the news that pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur has discontinued the production of their Poliovax vaccine that is produced using aborted fetal cell lines, MRC-5.
Dr. Ragazzi Weighs in on Covid-19 Vaccines
A COVID-19 Vaccine Developed on Aborted Babies’ Cells? by Maurizio Ragazzi, DPhil We are anxious to see a COVID-19 vaccine materialize in the shortest possible time. At least some of us, however, are even more anxious at the prospect that the only vaccine that may...
Right the Wrong! Stand with Bp Strickland!
Please join your voice and help as Bp. Strickland takes a stand against aborted fetal Covid-19 vaccines! https://stphilipinstitute.org/right-the-wrong/
















