Concern 1: Vaccines contain immoral and illicit biological components such as cells from human fetuses. Although vaccines represent an incredible medical breakthrough, they have raised concerns in some quarters: Should devotees, who are firmly opposed to abortion, refuse to use vaccines that are developed using cell lines derived from the tissue of aborted fetuses? Some anti-abortion ethicists have claimed that several vaccines which are approved or are under development are unethical because of their connection to abortion For devotees to address questions about such vaccines we believe it is important to know the facts fully in order to make a fully informed choice. To understand the subject, let us ask some questions- Q. 1. Are the fetal ‘cell lines’ the same as the fetal ‘tissue’? ...
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