The Vaccine Debate: Part IV
Frank thinks that when I read something I instantly jump on it and believe it is true. Well, that is not true. When I first read of the disturbing ingredients used to make some of the vaccines I couldn’t accept it. There was no way that the source was accurate. So I dug deeper, and deeper, and deeper, and unfortunately, every place I looked pointed in the same direction. I am so disturbed to know that Mary Rene may have received up to six separate vaccines that included human tissues from an aborted baby. Yes, from an aborted baby. I really could not believe that when I first read it because it seemed too far out there. I mean, really, a vaccine from an aborted baby? If embryonic stem cell research caused such an uproar then how have vaccines slide under the rug? I just couldn’t make sense of it. But it is true.
Along with Stephanie Cave’s book, “What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Vaccinations,” there are many websites that have pointed out this fact. I even found a list of all the vaccines that did contain the aborted baby online. That is when I realized Mary Rene could have gotten six of the vaccines. Ignorance is bliss.
So I dug even deeper to see what my church had to say about this. I mean, if we are so against abortion and embryonic stem cell research then where do we stand with vaccinations? The Vatican released a statement in June 2005 addressing this issue in Medicina e Morale by the Center fro Bioethics of Catholic University in Rome, titled: Moral Reflections on Vaccines Prepared From Cells Derived From Aborted Human Foetuses. It is an eight page document regarding vaccinations using aborted babies and this is how they summarize it:
- There is a grave responsibility to use alternative vaccines and to make a conscientious objection with regard to those which have moral problems;
- As regards the vaccines without an alternative, the need to contest so that others may be prepared must be reaffirmed, as should be the lawfulness of using the former in the meantime insomuch as is necessary in order to avoid a serious risk not only for one’s own children but also, and perhaps more specifically, for the health conditions of the population as a whole-especially for pregnant women;
- The lawfulness of the use of these vaccines should not be misinterpreted as a declaration of the lawfulness of their production, marketing and use, but is to be understood as being a passive material cooperation and, in its mildest and remotest sense, also active, morally justified as an extrema ratio due to the necessity to provide for the good of one’s children and of the people who come in contact with the children (pregnant women);
- Such cooperation occurs in a context of moral coercion of the conscience of parents, who are forced to choose to act against their conscience or otherwise, to put the health of their children and of the population as a whole at risk. This is an unjust alternative choice, which must be eliminated as soon as possible
I did some more research and it turns out that every vaccinations that Mary Rene received with aborted babies had an alternative option but the MMR. Measles and Mumps separately are available without the aborted babies but Rubella is not. Since the MMR is only offered as a trio, then we will not be giving this vaccinations to Sweet Pea. As far as Polio, Chickenpox, and Hep. A are concerned, we will only be giving Sweet Pea these vaccinations if the alternative is available. We feel that it is our moral duty to do this.
Interestingly, the CDC website does not list aborted baby on their website as an ingredients. They actually only address a few ingredients and then vaguely mentioned that other combinations of ingredients are used.
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Besides tissues from an aborted baby, there are more offensive ingredients in vaccinations. You can go to this website and read the entire list of crazy ingredients or just scan the list below that I took from their website.
Formaldehyde. “Pungent gas: a colorless gas with a distinctive smell. Use: manufacture of resins and fertilizers, preservation of organic specimens.”
Mercury. “Liquid metallic element: a poisonous heavy silver-white metallic element that is liquid at room temperature.”
Antifreeze “A liquid causing low freezing point: a substance added to a liquid to lower its freezing point. An antifreeze such as ethylene glycol is added to or substituted for the water in a vehicle’s radiator to stop it from freezing in winter.”
Yuck. And that’s all I have to say for now until I read the Dr. Sears book.
February 11th, 2010 at 11:54 am
WOW - - I had NO idea that aborted babies were used in the making of vaccines!!! Good for you for doing your homework Trena !
February 11th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
This is why is is so very important for parents to educate themselves on all aspects of childhood. Many people, though no fault of their own, have an attitude of “Oh I trust my doctor, s/he went to med school and knows what is right, I fully trust my provider to take care of my child”. That is awesome to have such trust with your doctor, but it is important to know most MD’s are trained and educated by the same theories and ideals. You are finding out through your own research the truths behind many important childhood issues (vaccinations, feeding choices, sleeping, etc). More people need to stop and ask questions! Some folks swear that aborted “tissue” is not used, but the research is there, it is true. No parent wants to make a “bad” choice for their child; every parent wants the best for their child(dren). Education and advocacy are so important, just you are learning. I applaud you for stepping up and taking a stance for your children.
February 12th, 2010 at 8:16 am
Are all vaccines offered with an alternative that don’t contain the aborted tissues?
February 12th, 2010 at 8:37 am
There are four shots that contain the tissues from the aborted babies: Polio, Hep. A, Chickenpox and MMR. If you request, your doctor might have the alternative vaccine for Polio, Hep. A and Chickenpox. Some doctors offer it and some don’t. The MMR does not have an alternative and your only option, at this time, is to get it with the tissues from the aborted babies. If the shot is offered separate someday then the Mumps and Measles don’t contain the tissue from the aborted baby. Rubella is the one that doesn’t have an alternative.