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The following letter was delivered directly to Mr. Tim Goeglein, Special Assistant to the President through the intercession and assistance of American Life League's Patrick Delaney.
Children
of God for Life March
25, 2003 President
George W. Bush 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue Washington,
DC 20500 Dear President Bush, As the Executive Director for Children of God for Life, a non-profit organization that seeks to put an end to the use of aborted fetal cell lines in vaccines and medical treatments, and on behalf of over 475,000 people who have joined our Campaign for Ethical Vaccines, I am writing to seek your assistance on two extremely important matters.
The first deals with our own
military personnel who are currently being vaccinated for smallpox. I cannot
tell you how many of these men have written to us out of fear that the vaccine
they are being given uses these immoral cell lines.
Many have said they would risk their military career, rather than their
soul if it did. I have assured them
that the Dryvax currently being given is free of such cell lines.
However, there are four more versions under development and this creates
a grave concern for the future:
Mr. President, it is quiet clear, as scientists at
the FDA and CDC have already pointed out, that the use of morally acceptable
cell substrates for smallpox vaccine development is an equally effective and
feasible alternative to aborted fetal tissue.
It is not necessary to pursue this avenue of research and in fact, it is
unusually cruel to force our own brave soldiers who may have to sacrifice their
lives for the protection of our country to use a vaccine that violates their
religious and moral beliefs. In addition, a new aborted fetal cell line, PER C6 is
being used to develop new HIV and Ebola vaccines by Merck and the NIH/NAID.
This cell line was taken from the retinal tissue of an 18-week gestation
aborted baby. According to Dr. Van Der Eb from Crucell, at FDA hearings
last year, "PER C6 was made specifically for the pharmaceutical
industry...I know this sounds a bit commercial, but that is why PER C6 was
made.” Not only is this unethical and heartlessly callous to
those who need such medical treatments, it is also unnecessary and
irresponsible. Just as adult stem
cells are an ethical alternative for embryonic stem cell research, moral
alternatives also exist for each of these vaccines and they should be used.
In fact to do otherwise, defeats the efforts of those agencies
responsible for controlling the spread of infectious disease. While some
ethicists believe it is morally permissible to use these vaccines, many of their
colleagues disagree, as do the thousands of Americans who are already refusing
to use any product derived from abortion and illicit research. And as the public
learns the truth about the source of these vaccines, those numbers will soar to
epidemic proportions. The second problem deals with a current shortage of
ethical vaccine alternatives for measles and mumps, which are manufactured by
Merck. The vaccines have been on
back order for over a year and Merck gives no definitive date for their
availability. Yet these same
vaccines are used in their own MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) trivalent vaccine.
It is the rubella portion that uses two aborted fetal cell lines (RA273 and
WI-38), thus “tainting” the entire vaccine. The measles and mumps portion of
the MMR, Attenuvax and Mumpsvax respectively, use chick embryo. Thousands of
parents and physicians are currently refusing to use the tainted MMR and are
waiting for Merck to begin providing the ethical single doses for measles and
mumps. Yet Merck refuses to accept the responsibility to do so. Mr. President, in this rapidly changing world of biotechnology far too many scientists believe it is somehow acceptable to sacrifice one human life for the benefit of another. We do not believe this is the policy of your Administration and it is certainly not the policy of a majority of the American people. Thousands of our supporters listened to you just weeks ago at the March for Life on January 22nd, when you said, “The March for Life upholds the self-evident truth of that Declaration -- that all are created equal, given the unalienable rights of life, and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And that principle of America needs defenders in every place and every generation. In our time, respect for the right to life calls us to defend the sick and the dying, persons with disabilities and birth defects, and all who are weak and vulnerable. Human beings are not research material to be used in a cruel and reckless experiment.” We are asking you to stand behind your word and order your own Departments of HHS, NIH/NAID to put an end to this abhorrent, unethical and unnecessary practice. Years ago, the World Health Organization made the decision to destroy the cell lines taken from the Nazi experiments on the Jews because they were a constant and painful reminder of the horrors of the holocaust. These aborted fetal cell lines represent the holocaust of over 40 million babies killed by abortion and they are an affront to every single pro-life person in the United States and the world. They too should be destroyed and no further fetal cell lines should be used in necessary and in some cases, required, medical treatments and vaccines. You are now poised to make a tremendous difference in
the Culture of Death that threatens to erode the freedom and rights of every
American citizen - born and unborn - to live in peace and safety in our great
nation. We the undersigned, who are petitioning our government agencies
and the pharmaceutical industry, urge you to use the power given to you by God
and the American people to:
Sincerely, Raymond F. Gasser, PhD, Professor, LSU, Dept. Cell Biology &
Anatomy, New Orleans, LA Dr.
Brian T. Bloomquist, Principal Research Scientist, New Haven, CT Allan W. Ackerman, Research Technologist, Cudahy, WI John Kreifeldt, Emeritus Professor, Tufts University,
Winchester, MA Alvin
S. Wong, Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC Gretel Donahue, MD – Pediatrician, University of Chicago at Illinois,
Chicago, IL David Collart, MD, Atlanta, GA Beth Phillips, RN BSM, Hudson, WI Steven White, MD, Daytona Beach, Fl John
R. Diggs, Jr., M.D. Co-Chairman, MA Physician Research Council, S. Hadley, MA Robert Saxer, MD, President Catholic Medical Association, Fort Walton
Beach, Fl Karen D. Poehailos, MD, Charlottesville, Va Victoria Saccaro, MD, St. Petersburg, Fl. Catherine A. Dowling, MD, Ann Arbor, Mi Michael G. Skoch, M.D. Medical Director Moscati Health Center, Hastings, NE Wolfgang Miggiani, MD, Garden City, Ks Marc Pecha, M.D., San Antonio, TX Eduardo Kortright, MD, New Orleans, LA Ruth Oliver, MD, Vancouver, CA Nancy E. Morrissey, PhD, Stickney, IL Rafael Carreira, MD, SC, Chicago, IL Jeanne Hefferman, PhD, Washington, DC Beverly J. Whelton, PhD, Wheeling, WV Ann Marie Manning, MD, Camp Hill, PA Martin Dubravec, MD, Cadillac, MI Steven Robinson, MD, Oklahoma City, OK Mary W. Martin, MD, Hammond, IN Thomas D. Maher, MD, Auburn, NY Michael O’Dea, MD, Bloomfield Hills, MI Austin T. Welsh, MD Kiniks Trail, AR Stephen T. Burns, MD, Paris, TX Damien
E. Burchess, MD, Glen Burnie, MD John C. Warburton, MD, Destin, FL Jan Patterson, MD, Round Rock, TX Elizabeth Shadigian, MD, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Jan R. Homstad, MD, Seattle, WA Mark G. Petrizzi, MD, Mechanicsville, VA Joseph DiPoala, Sr., MD, FACP, Rochester, NY George S. Petryk, MD, Woodstock, GA Anthony M. Hornick, MD, Springboro, OH Martin W. Schaefer, MD, Colorado Springs, CO Manuel S. Valencia, MD, North Haverhill, NH Michael P. Merck, MD, Ham Lake, MN Kathy Bagby, RN, Omaha, NE Martha J. Runyan, RN, Girard, OH Virginia L. Hornick, RN, Springborao, OH Helen Ann Day, RN, Owensboro, KY Vicki Norris, RN, Danville, IL Katy Barbieri, RN, NFPPI, Salina, KS Ted Barbieri, RN, NFPPI, Salina, KS Rachel E. Kennel, RN, Acworth, GA S. McHugh, RN, Chester, NJ Rita
Ellen Murphy, RN Loyola Univ. Medical Center, Addison, IL Irene Kershisnik, RN, Northridge, CA Charlene Bourque, RN, Farmington, ME Kathryn Fedak, RN, Leonardo, NJ Diane Fonte, RN, M.S.N., Metairie, La Lynne Vickery, RN, Moncks Corner, SC Sandra B. Kelley, RN, Lincoln, NE James A. Avery, M.D., Internal Medicine, P.F.E.H.C. Exec Board Jay Carpenter, M.D., Internal Medicine, P.F.E.H.C. Exec Board Jon W. Beasley, M.D. Family Practice, P.F.E.H.C. Exec Board John J. Brady, M.D., OB-GYN, P.F.E.H.C. Exec Board Dean H. Fauber, M.D. Pediatrics, P.F.E.H.C. Exec Board Robert J. Kelley, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Exec Board George E. Tragos, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Exec Board Donald J. Amodeo, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board David Cartaya, RPh., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board C. Morgan Cooper, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Arthur X. Deegan, PhD., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Celia DiMarco, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Alexander T. Gimon, PhD, P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Joseph J. Healy, M.D. FACS, P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Michael Jaquith, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board N. Patrick Murphy, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Michael Reilly, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Richard J. Sheridan, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board John W. Soshea, M. D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Fernando Velaquez, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Louis M. Winters, M.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Patricia Christensen, MS, MA, P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Christopher McCluskey, MSW, LCSW, P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Sol Pitchon, M.A., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Jennifer Reedy, M.S., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Carole A. Griffin, M.S., L.L.D., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Stuart Baggish, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Chet Conklin, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Jan Halisky, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Patricia Lancaster, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Robert J. Lancaster, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Donald M. O'Leary, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Joseph R. Park, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Catherine M. Rinaldo, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board B. Larry Smith, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Scott R. Stark, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Teresa Cooper Ward, Esq., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Leslie Beasley, R.N., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Ann Cooper, R. N., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Eleanor Drechsel, R.N., M.S., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Mary Anne Fauber, R.N., C.C.E., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Harriet Muehlberg, R. N. , P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Demetria M. Tragos, R. N., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Keith Ward, R. N., P.F.E.H.C. Advisory Board Laure Zmurk, RN, San Ramon, CA Michael R. Caughron, M.D., Kansas City, MO Gerri Karle, RN, Warrington, PA Agnes M. Cassidy, RN, MSN, Winslow, ME Brenda Wickersham, RN, Tumwater, WA William E. Chavey, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Family
Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mi Paul L. Hayes, M.D., Lincoln, Ne Kenneth J. Simcic, M.D., San Antonio, TX Michelle Rabideau, M.D., Dexter, MI Michael G. Skoch, M.D. Medical Director Moscati Health Center, Hastings, NE Walt Weaver, M.D. Cardiology - Ethics, Lincoln, NE Loma Cvetkovich, M.D. Holy Family Medical Specialists, Lincoln, NE Clement P. Cunningham, M.D., K.S.G., Rock Island, IL William L. Trager, M.D., S.C., Sheboygan, WI Ronald Ferris, M.D., Holy Family Medical Associates, LLP, Wichita, KS William J. Burke, M.D., Professor of Neurology, SLU Medical Center, St.
Louis, MO Frank Fischer, Jr. , M.D., Kingsport, TN Stephen
K. Toadvine, MD Corbin Family Health Center, Corbin, KY Janette S. Malavet, MD, Painted Post, NY Mary Jean Mentyka, MD, Port Matilda, PA Frederick Wenzel, MD, White Post, VA John
T. English, MD, Lancaster, PA Thomas E. Meads, MD, Culpepper, VA Dennis K. DeLapp, MD, Sylvania, OH Jane M. Orient, MD, Exe. Director Assoc. of American Physicians and
Surgeons, Tucson, AZ Mary L. Davenport, MD, El Sobrante, CA Jo Ann Clifford, RN, Waterford, MI Teresa Giugliano, RN, Norwood, MA Kathryn Bryan, RN, Kirkland, WA Roseanne Throener, RN, Flensburg, MN Gerald V. McMahon, Jr., M.D., Syracuse, NY John Joseph O’Connell, MD, Silver Spring, MD Alfred Paul, MD, Birmingham, AL Ronald Herman, MD, Palm Coast, FL Margaret Workman, MD, Indianapolis, IN Pippa C. Abston, MD, PC, Madison, WI William
L. Toffler, MD, Prof., Family Medicine, Portland, OR Marcus Blass, MD, Allegn, MI Rebecca
Long, MD, Agape Family Medicine, Lebanon, PA Molly A. Brubaker, RN, Bellevue, OH Sandra Cremers, MD, Boston, MA Robert Palguta, MD, Beaver Falls, PA Bernard Pegis, MD, St. Louis, MO Benjamin Danie, Sr., MD, Charleston, SC Meredith Shane, RN, Peoria, IL Kaylene Mongeau, RN, Edmond, OK Mary Ellen Morgan, RN, CIC, Chandler, AZ Evelyn Mitchell, MD, Highpoint, NC Donna Dingerson, RN, Branson, MO Eva Small, RN, Juneau, AK Clara Pavlak, RN, Hopkins, MI Monica
Lenthe, RN, Somerdale, NJ Herman Lenthe, RN, Somerdale, NJ Karen Babcock-Markham, RN, Gardiner, ME Angie Chevalier, RN, BSN, Raleigh, NH Richard
Cash, MD, St. Cloud, MN Organizations
Supporting This Effort Action Life League of Western Kentucky American Association of Pro-Life Pediatricians American Life League Archdiocese Council of the Catholic Women's League of Canada Archdiocese of San Antonio TX, Office of Social Concerns Assumption Parish, St. Louis, MO Bible Foundations International, Scranton, PA Birthright, San Antonio, TX Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell, Diocese of Lafayette, LA Bishop Robert F. Vasa, Diocese of Baker, Bend, OR Bishop Thomas Larkin (Retired) Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL Catholic Daughters of America, Lawrenceville, GA Catholics Defending Life, Lancaster, PA Catholics for Life, Providence, Rhode Island Catherine
Moran, President Catholic Home School Network of America, Warren, OH Catholic Medical Association Catholic Physicians Guild of the Philippines Catholic Women's League, Lismore Diocese Sydney, Australia Center for Pro-Life Studies, North Troy, VT Christian Ireland Ministries Diocese of Lubbock - Development Director, Lubbock, TX Diocese of Peoria Respect Life Chairman of Board Fr. William Miller Diocese of Wichita Respect Life & Social Justice (Director Dion Scott) Do No Harm Coalition Dr. Janet E. Smith, PhD, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX Dubuque County Right to Life, Dyersville, IA Elijah Ministries Fitch NFP Center, San Diego, CA Florida Catholic Conference Director, Dr. Michael McCarron Fox Valley Catholics for Life, Appleton, WI Friends for Life, Tampa, FL Good Counsel, Inc. Grand Ledge Right to Life, Grand Ledge, MI Holy Family Medical Association, Wichita, KS Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Beaver Dam, KY Holy Rosary Church, Memphis, TN Human Life International Kentucky Catholic Conference Kentucky Right to Life - Owensboro, KY Knights of Columbus Council 11720, Centereach, NY Knights of Columbus Council 11727, Coram, NY Knights of Columbus Council 11733, E. Setauket, NY Knights of Columbus Council 11776, Port Jefferson Station, NY Knights of Columbus Council 11784, Selden, NY Knights of Columbus Council 11953, Middle Isle, NY Knights of Columbus Council 12503, Mullica Hill, NJ Knights of Columbus Council 2204, Farmingdale, NY Knights of Columbus Council 5293, Mastic, NY Knights of Columbus Council 584, Sag Harbor, NY Knights of Columbus, Highland, MI Knights of Columbus Sunrise Council 6607, Bohemia, NY Legion of Mary, Lansdale, PA Legion of Mary, St. Mary's Church Poughkeepsie, NY Maine Right to Life - York County Mary Immaculate Church, Omaha, NE Mary's Outreach Center for Women Massachusetts Physicians Research Council, S. Hadley, MA Medical Educational Council, Pensacola, FL Midland Right to Life, Midland, MI Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Kochi, Japan Mother & Unborn Baby Care, Fort Worth, TX National Association of Pro-Life Nurses National Congress for Protection of Human Life, St. Mary's KS National Organization of Episcopalians for Life (N.O.E.L.) Nebraska Bishops Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities New Hanover Pro Life Council, Wilmington, NC North Dakota State University Collegians for Life Otsego Right to Life, Oneonta, NY Our Lady Immaculate Parish, Oak Park, IL Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, New Port Richey, FL Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin, FL Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Gales Ferry, CT Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, Ft. Meyers, FL Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, New Port Richey, FL Passionist Nuns Pharmacists for Life Professionals for Excellence in Health Care Pro-Life Berks, Reading, PA Pro-Life of South Africa Pro Life Wisconsin, Grafton, WI Pro-Vita Advisors, Tom Strobhar Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, N. Bloomfield, OH Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish, Vienna, OH Right to Life of Dixon, Dixon, TN Roman Catholics Preserving the Faith Sisters of Notre Dame, Carmel, IN Sisters of St. Francis, Tiffin, OH St. Ann Altar Society, Chillicothe, MO St. Athanasius Parish, Endwell, NY St. Anthony's Church, Mathersville, IL St. Bernard Catholic Church, Gate City, VA St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Clearwater, FL St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Clearwater, FL St. Columbus Catholic Church, Chillicothe, MO St. Edward's Catholic Church Lowell, IN St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Charles, MO St. Frances Council of Catholic Women, Teutopolis, FL St. John's Catholic Church, Bradford, IL St. John's Catholic Church, Viola, IL St. Joseph Catholic Church, Asheboro NC St. Jude Holy Rosary Soc., Chalfont, PA St. Lawrence Catholic Parish, Owensboro, KY St. Leo Catholic Church, Pantucket, RI St. Mary Margaret Catholic Church, Slidell, LA St. Mary's Catholic Church, Alexandria, VA St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tiskilwa, IL St. Michael Abbey, Silverado, CA St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Hudson, FL St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Laredo, TX St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, New Port Richey, FL St. Vincent DePaul (Director David Landry - Metairie, LA) St. Wencelaus Church, Baltimore, MD St. William Catholic Parish, Knottsville, KY St. William of York Catholic Church, Stafford, VA St. William Parish, Knoxville, TN Stratford Right To Life (Ontario, Canada) Texas Physicians Research Council The Benedictine Monastery, Clyde, MO The Daily Catholic News The Face of Pro-Life, Ashford, CT The Legion of Mary for Poland The Mary Foundation, Fairfield, OH Thorn Ministries, Riverview, FL Vida Humana Youth
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