36. THE QUESTION WAS: If a Catholic is bitten by a
blood-sucking bat that flies in the window, which rabies vaccine would the
ethical Catholic choose?
a. Imovax
b.
RabAvert
RabAvert (made by Chiron Therapeutics)….. derived
from chick embryo
Imovax ( made by Aventis)….. derived by human Fetal cell line MRC-5
http://www.lc.org/Resources/compulsory_vaccinations_threaten_religious_freedom.htm
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=21089
http://www.catholicdoctors.org.uk/CMQ/Feb_1999/alternatives_to_mmr.htm
http://www.vaccinetruth.org/fetal_tissue.htm
http://www.rtl.org/html/hot_topics_html/vaccines.html
(Vaccines, abortion & Fetal Tissue)
http://www.catholicherald.com/articles/01articles/vaccines.htm
(Do Children’s Vaccines Present Moral Dilemma?)
http://ncregister.com/Register_News/112801spox.htm
(Smallpox Vaccine would be made by monkey kidney or human lung)
http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/May2002/VaxMadeAbortedBabies.htm
http://www.ncbcenter.org
(National Catholic Bioethic Center)
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