by Stacy Trasancos | Feb 10, 2022 | Abortion, Ethics, News, Stem Cell Research, Vaccines, Vatican Response
We receive a lot of questions about whether vaccines, and many other pharmaceuticals, are produced without any connection to abortion. Ever since the early 2000s, when Children of God for Life founder, Mrs. Debra Vinnedge, asked the Vatican for clarification and...
by Editor | Sep 21, 2021 | Abortion, Fetal & Vaccine Research, News, Vaccines
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...
by Editor | May 12, 2021 | Article, Ethics, Fetal & Vaccine Research, Legislative, News, Updates, Vaccines
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...
by Stacy Trasancos | Jan 7, 2021 | Abortion, News, Vaccines
The phrase “confirmatory testing” has been invoked as the basis for the ethical consideration of the three lead COVID-19 vaccines, Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca. Moderna and Pfizer are considered more morally permissible because their connection to abortion is very...
by Debi Vinnedge | Dec 5, 2020 | News, Vaccines
TYLER, Texas — 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 as ethical, despite unethical associations,...