Half of the U.S. adult population is simultaneously both against abortion and for a
vaccine schedule that uses induced abortion derived fetal cells. How
can such an extreme form of moral hypocrisy be maintained by millions
without virtually any discussion?
It is an extremely cognitively dissonant fact that
at least half of Americans polled consider themselves to be against abortion (i.e. "pro-life"), yet
the vast majority of Americans
support a vaccine schedule that requires the induced abortion of a
fetus (and the subsequent harvesting of aborted fetal cells) for the
production of vaccines injected into their loved ones.
Induced
abortion-derived fetal cells are used in the production of a range of
medical products, but primarily biologicals like vaccines. Their use was
first innovated by Dr. Leonard Hayflick, in the 1960's, working at the
Wistar Institute located in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Hayflick found them an
ideal substrate for the growth of viruses to be used in live vaccines.
It has been estimated that, "One aborted baby can be the source of a
cell strain with a potential yield of about 20 million metric tons of
cells, which can be stored frozen for many years."1 Clearly their utility for the mass production of vaccines is one reason why they were chosen despite the moral controversy.
You can view an
extensive list of fetal cell derived products here,
along with the particular fetal cell line used, the manufacturer of the
product, and what if any 'ethical' non-fetal cell products exist as an
alternative. Below is a diagram of the vaccines in the U.S. and Canada
vaccine schedules that contain aborted cell line derived vaccines (in
red):
We should also
note that one of our readers pointed out that there are plenty of
pro-choice persons in the U.S. that are also pro-mandatory vaccine, or
at least complicit with the removal of philosophical and religious
exemptions -- another glaring example of the hypocrisy.
The Ignorance or Immorality of Pro-Vaccine/Pro-Lifers?
While
it may not be possible to reconcile the inconsistent moral logic
operative within a population of millions of pro-life and pro-vaccine
individuals, we can at least try to better understand how such an
extreme form of hypocrisy could have arisen.
A lack of
scientific literacy combined with a lack of full disclosure from the
medical profession may be at the root of the problem. Because cells from
aborted fetuses are labeled "diploid cells" in the ingredients lists of
vaccines that contain them, the reality of their origin can become
obscured by technical language. Diploid simply means a cell that
contains a nucleus with two complete sets of chromosomes, one
contributed by each parent. Were the colloquial term "aborted fetus
cells" used, and if medical professions considered it their ethical
responsibility to inform patients that they are unknowingly violating
their own religious principles, it would be far harder to evade the
obviously untenable moral incongruity implied by their use.
Ethically
speaking, it is doubtful that ignorance alone would fully absolve one
from the moral obligations and imperatives of one's religion and one's
God. But even if this were the case, vaccines are products that get
directly injected into infants and children and whose ingredient lists
are publicly available. Why are parents not doing their due diligence by
reading the ingredient lists on vaccines in the same way that they are
now with reading food labels? The problem with vaccine ingredients, of
course, is not just one of morality, but toxicology. The fact that
aluminum, mercury or formaldehyde, are still being used in them should
be reason alone to question their safety. But the fetal DNA itself that
contaminates vaccines is also a concern as far as contributing to
autoimmunity and the increase in autism spectrum disorder.
The Pro-Vaccine/Pro-Life's Faith In the God of "Science" over Religion
Let's
look a little deeper at the underlying psychology here. Whether
consciously or not, the illogical and immoral behavior of millions of
avowedly pro-life and pro-vaccine parents reveals at least two other
possibilities.
First, they are making a utilitarian
decision on some level. Practically speaking, they are willing to
disregard one of their religion's most fundamental moral precepts
because they believe by doing so these abortion-derived vaccines will
protect themselves and their children from life-threatening diseases.
Clearly here the health of the body is being prioritized over the health
of the soul.
Second, it reflects a lack of authentic
religious faith. Clearly, for this population, the religion of Modern
Medicine and its supposedly Science-Based scriptures trumps that of
religious tenets that forbid support of abortion and/or complicity with
it.
Where the American public places their faith -- not in theory but
as actually practiced
-- is at the heart of the issue. Most Americans believe it a foregone
conclusion that the "science on vaccine safety and efficacy is settled,"
when, in fact, nothing could be further from the truth when the actual,
non-industry funded published literature is taken into account. Given
the uncritical and unquestioning faith the general populace has in the
media and government on vaccine issues (The CDC's authority, for
instance, being
eminence-based
and not evidence-based), their assumption that their children's lives
will be in dire peril if they don't vaccinate clearly overrides
supposedly God-ordained moral precepts that must be obeyed to ensure
their souls won't be in dire peril. What does this say about modern
religious beliefs and their waning strength?
