Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is under fire after his recent comments about the development of COVID-19 vaccines.
In a dissenting opinion in a case in which the Supreme Court declined to hear a religious liberty challenge to New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate from 16 health care workers.
“They object on religious grounds to all available COVID–19 vaccines because they were developed using cell lines derived from aborted children,” Thomas wrote. “Because I would address this issue now in the ordinary course, before the next crisis forces us again to decide complex legal issues in an emergency posture, I respectfully dissent.”
However, none of the vaccines contain biological material from aborted fetuses. According to Politico, "Cells obtained from elective abortions decades ago were used in testing during the Covid vaccine development process, a practice that is common in vaccine testing — including for the rubella and chickenpox vaccinations."
Source: Politico.com
