Antibody treatment Trump touts relied on testing with cells derived from fetal tissue

[Judi Lynn]

2. Also, from NY Times: Trump's Covid Treatments Were Tested in Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue Apoorva

Trump’s Covid Treatments Were Tested in Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue
Apoorva Mandavilli and Nathalia Holt 5 hrs ago

The New York Times

When the Trump administration suspended federal funding in 2019 for most new scientific research projects involving fetal tissue derived from abortions, officials argued that whatever the scientific benefits, there was a pressing moral imperative to find alternative research methods.

“Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump’s administration,” the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement released at the time.

Yet the treatment for Covid-19 received by Mr. Trump — a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies he described as a “cure” in a celebratory video posted on Twitter — was developed using human cells derived from a fetus aborted decades ago.

Remdesivir, an antiviral drug that the president received late last week, was also developed with those cell lines. At least two companies racing to create a vaccine against the coronavirus, Moderna and AstraZeneca, are also relying on the cells. Johnson & Johnson is testing its vaccine in another so-called cell line originally produced from fetal tissue.

More:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/trumps-covid-treatments-were-tested-in-cells-derived-from-fetal-tissue/ar-BB19Qe28?li=BBnb7Kz

Fascinating. Can't wait to hear the evangelists' opinions on the subject.