“Clarifying Fetal Tissue Policy Contradictions”
NCER Comments:
NCER condemns the use of human fetal tissue from abortions in medical research as unethical for the following reasons:
1) Human embryos and fetuses are human beings in their earliest stages of development.
2) Every human being has a right to life and abortion constitutes the deliberate destruction of a prenatal human being.
3) Fetal tissue research from induced abortions treats the unborn child as an object valued only for its parts.
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Antibody treatment Trump touts relied on testing with cells derived from fetal tissue
NCER Comments:
Both ongoing studies and limited clinical use show promising results for REGN-CoV2 therapy. No aborted fetal tissue was used in the creation of Regeneronʼs COVID-19 and no fetal tissue is contained in the therapy. Two sources of antibodies were used: human and mice. The company has filed for “expanded access” from the FDA, and an Executive Order will allow use of the therapeutic without cost to the patient. However, aborted fetal cells were …