OMG! - ‘Pro-Life’ Group: No Ebola Vaccine if Stem Cells are Used

[kpete]

‘Pro-Life’ Group: No Ebola Vaccine if Stem Cells are Used

A “pro-life” group called Children of God for Life is throwing a fit because Ebola vaccines currently being developed use cells derived from embryonic stem cells. Because it’s totally “pro-life” to let living people die of Ebola when it won’t save a single little blastocyst.

Children of God for Life announced today that several Ebola vaccines in development for use worldwide are made using aborted fetal cell lines despite the fact that moral alternatives are reported as equally effective.

Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) and NIAID are jointly developed their ChAd3 vector for delivering the Ebola virus gene using HEK-293 (human embryonic kidney) cells. Likewise, NewLink Genetics of Iowa used HEK-293 cells for their VSV-EBOV Ebola vaccine in Canada, while Johnson and Johnson/Crucell developed theirs using PER C6 cells, derived from retinal tissue of an 18 week gestation aborted baby…

“It is completely irresponsible of this Administration to put these problem vaccines on fast-track for approval and ignore the fact that a massive number of people may very well refuse them. Why not fast track a product that everyone can use in good conscience?” asked Vinnedge.

No, what’s irresponsible is shutting down stem cell research in the name of saving “babies” (the cells are actually derived from blastocysts that will never become babies) when that research could save the lives of actual people. That’s the exact opposite of “pro-life.”


http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2014/10/18/pro-life-group-no-ebola-vaccine-if-stem-cells-are-used/

[hobbit709]

1. Let them be "Pro-Life" and refuse to take the vaccine.

It would be Darwinism in action. And the general level of intelligence of the human species would rise.

[spanone]

2. 'pro-life' my ass

[Arkansas Granny]

3. And how do they feel about pregnant women who may catch the disease?

I suppose they would just chalk that up to "gawd's will".

[kestrel91316]

10. They'd blame it on teh gays.

[Arkansas Granny]

11. Duh. How could I have missed that!

[landolfi]

4. Golden opportunity to rid the gene pool of these knuckleheads

I think they should continue to stand on principle and avoid any version of the vaccine at all costs.

[get the red out]

5. Pro-hate

Anti-human; anti-life, anti-decency, and mindless drones.

[Sunlei]

6. quite a few(wealthy) people go out of country for stem cell treatments for MS, Parkinson's

and other serious medical conditions.

It is a shame all Americans don't have access to the best Medical care because some 'Americans' would rather people die.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. A week or so ago I posted about a potential diabetes cure that...

has the stem cell hysterics all-aflutter.

There are interesting ethical questions in the future, but for now the potential rewards of this research shouldn't be stopped because of a few religious nutcases.

[hamsterjill]

8. There's always going to be some idiot screaming about everything.

We, as a society, need to return to logic and reason and quit listening to idiots like these people. They don't deserve a platform to espouse their nonsense.

Let them scream all they want. But no one should listen. It is imperative that research for an ebola vaccine and/or treatment be given due consideration and merit. Imagine all the good that research could do!

[kestrel91316]

9. Awesome. Let all those brown people over there die.

What could possibly go wrong with THIS approach??