2006D-0383
  

  
 Characterization and Qualification of Cell Substrates and Other Biological Starting Materials Used in the Production of Viral Vaccines for the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases

  


  

  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC3433
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Ms. Julianna Sapp
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
12/18/2006 09:12:44
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Ms. Julianna Sapp
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Health Professional
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 As a registered nurse, I support research that leads to increased health and well-being in the world community, but only if ethically accomplished. The use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research is grossly unethical and comparable with the research techniques of Nazi Germany, who used tissue samples from the victims of their genocide to perform medical research.  My two main arguments are these:  1, That because the ethics of using fetal cells for research is questioned by a large number of Americans, it should not be allowed by a government agency that represents the people; and 2, That there are many other types of cell lines and even stem cell lines not derived from fetal tissue that have already proved useful to medical research.