VACCINES

On October 13, 2020, the national Personhood Alliance (PA) published its official position on vaccine ethics. This was a culmination of two months of work by PA affiliate representatives from eight states, both Catholic and Evangelical, and independent physician reviewers, including Alan B. Moy, MD, President and Scientific Director of the John Paul II Medical Research Institute. Our position was formally approved by the PA Board of Directors and subsequently by the Pro- Life Wisconsin Board of Directors. Pro-Life Wisconsin is an affiliate member of the PA.

The Personhood Alliance vaccine ethics position begins with ten foundational tenets, and each individually sourced. Our position can be found here.

Tenet numbers one and six read:

1. Many vaccines are still produced and/or tested using human diploid cell cultures originally harvested from aborted human beings (hereby referenced as unethical vaccines), which in turn, has had an impact on families’ access to common, ethically produced vaccines at present;[…]

6. The production and testing of vaccines using the remains of aborted human beings, regardless of manner of conception and without their consent, is morally unacceptable and must be opposed. The Personhood Alliance strongly urges the rejection of such vaccines.

BE IT RESOLVED that:

The production of a vaccine or any medical therapy derived from the remains of a human being intentionally killed is wholly unethical and should be made unlawful. The Personhood Alliance affirms the inalienable right to life of pre-born human beings, regardless of the manner of conception, and thus, their right not to be trafficked, commodified, and/or experimented upon. The Personhood Alliance also affirms the rights of all people to refuse medical treatment and to reject violations of their and their family members’ bodily integrity, moral conscience, and Constitutional protections through forced or coerced vaccines.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that:

The Personhood Alliance affirms that, while the family, the Church, and the State have distinct spheres of authority, the State is subordinate to the family and the Church in matters of vaccination. Therefore, we acknowledge that Christians of all stations have a duty to reject unethical vaccines, to inform others of the connection between abortion, human trafficking, and biomedical science, and to publicly demand that ethical alternatives be produced, tested, and brought to market by pharmaceutical companies and public health officials.