Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over the use of abortion-derived cell lines in the production of the MMR vaccine, renewing debate over vaccines, religious conscience, and medical ethics.

For Catholics, the issue carries an important moral distinction. The Church strongly condemns abortion and calls for ethically produced vaccines, while teaching that receiving certain vaccines connected to abortion-derived cell lines can be morally permissible under specific circumstances.

Read more on Catholic Online News: https://catholiconline.news/health/rfk-jr-drops-bombshell-claim-about-abortion-derived-dna-in-mmr-vaccine/

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