These cells are often found in vaccines for highly contagious diseases such as measles and chicken pox, and the presence of the cells is minimal.
“There are perhaps nanograms of DNA fragments still found in the vaccine, perhaps billionths of a gram,” said Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according to Splinter. “You would find as much if you analyzed the fruits and vegetables you eat.”
State Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-7th district, sponsored the bill and has supported other anti-vaccination legislation in the past. However, even some religious organizations — which generally support such anti-abortion legislation — have taken a stance against this latest bill.
There are “no proper grounds for refusing immunization against dangerous contagious disease, for example, rubella, especially in light of the concern that we should all have for the health of our children, public health and the common good,” the National Catholic Bioethics Center told Splinter.
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