Moral Connections:: The Relationship between Abortion and Fetal Tissue Research*
Editor’s note: The connections among aborted fetal tissue, medical research, conscience, and the delivery of health care have been drawn into sharp focus in recent years because of vaccines that are prepared from cell lines derived from fetal tissue. To aid our readers in understanding the historical context of this problem and to assist them in addressing this issue with their patients, we reprint this article from 1994, along with the statement from the Pontifical Academy for Life regarding the use of aborted tissues in vaccine production.