Thursday, January 01, 2009

No more ethical alternatives to the MMR vaccines!

ACTION ALERT:
Manufacturer Stops Sales of Monovalents for Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccines
www.cogforlife.org/merck1208.htm

ATTENTION - all concerned parents and medical professionals -
Merck needs to hear from you now!
Without the separate doses for measles and mumps there will be NO MORAL ALTERNATIVES in the US for these vaccines!
Concerned Catholics
In December 2008, the Holy See affirmed in Dignitas Personae, that “everyone has the duty to make known their disagreement and to ask that their healthcare system make other types of vaccines available.” The Vatican further stated that “there is a duty to refuse to use such “biological material” even when there is no close connection between the researcher and the actions of those who performed the abortion.”
Read the article and the letter we sent to Merck - and let them know how you feel!
www.cogforlife.org/merck1208.htm

1 comment:

Therese said...

For those considering vaccinating their children the Vatican documents states;

Of course, within this general picture there exist differing degrees of responsibility. Grave reasons may be morally proportionate to justify the use of such ‘biological material’. Thus, for example, danger to the health of children could permit parents to use a vaccine which was developed using cell lines of illicit origin, while keeping in mind that everyone has the duty to make known their disagreement and to ask that their healthcare system make other types of vaccines available. Moreover, in organizations where cell lines of illicit origin are being utilized, the responsibility of those who make the decision to use them is not the same as that of those who have no voice in such a decision” (n. 35).

I feel that the part you quoted was misleading as it seems that you are saying that Catholics are being instructed not to vaccinate their children - this is simply untrue.