{"id":15693,"date":"2026-03-12T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&p=15693"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:35:14","slug":"can-aborted-fetal-cells-in-vaccines-change-dna","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/can-aborted-fetal-cells-in-vaccines-change-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Can aborted fetal cells in vaccines change DNA?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row source=”” text=”Clinical Trials” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”” css=”.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Claim:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]In an\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0last year on FOX news, RFK Jr.\u00a0claims the MMR vaccine contains millions of DNA fragments from fetal cells used to grow the vaccine virus and suggests those fragments could enter and become part of a person\u2019s DNA.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Facts:” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]These claims often point to a\u00a0paper<\/a>\u00a0written by Theresa Deisher. In it, she mostly refers to her own research. Many scientists say the conclusions in the paper are\u00a0not supported by good evidence<\/a>. One scientist, Teja Celhar, explained that the study had serious problems with how the measurements were done. The results should have been checked using other scientific methods and by other researchers. Because this was not done, the claims are not considered reliable.<\/p>\n

Viruses are\u00a0obligate intracellular parasites<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0cannot grow on their own. They must grow inside living cells. To make vaccines, scientists sometimes grow viruses in special cells in the lab. Some vaccines use cell lines that came from two pregnancy terminations in the 1960s. These cell lines can keep growing in the lab, so scientists can still use them today.\u00a0No new fetal cells are needed<\/strong>\u00a0to make vaccines.<\/p>\n

Dr. Stanley Plotkin, a well-known vaccine scientist, has explained this in several\u00a0videos<\/a>. These\u00a0cell lines<\/a>\u00a0help make vaccines safely because they do not carry animal viruses, they allow viruses to grow well, and they can\u00a0keep reproducing<\/a>\u00a0for many years. Because the cells continue growing in the lab, new pregnancies are not involved.<\/p>\n

Even though these events happened long ago, some people still have moral concerns. In 2005, the\u00a0Vatican<\/a>\u00a0said it is\u00a0acceptable<\/a>\u00a0for Catholics to receive certain vaccines when they help protect health. In\u00a02017<\/a>, the Vatican explained this further and said that protecting others through vaccination is an important moral responsibility.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis\u00a0<\/a>also spoke about vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said\u00a0about COVID vaccination,\u00a0\u201cI believe that morally everyone must take the vaccine.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently, leaders\u00a0across many faith communities<\/a>\u00a0have agreed that protecting the community is important.<\/p>\n

People from many religions may still have questions about vaccines. Because of this, it is helpful for health groups and faith communities<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0work together<\/a>, talk openly, and build trust.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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