Catholic ethics and the problem of an ethically compromised COVID-19 vaccine
Kevin McGovern, a Melbourne Catholic priest, is a former Director of the Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics in Melbourne, Australia. He is an adjunct lecturer at both Australian Catholic University and Catholic Theological College within the University of Divinity. This article originally appeared on the ABC Religion & Ethics website on August 25, 2020. Website: https://tinyurl.com/y3r2pfpf
Developing ethically uncompromised cell lines and vaccines is important; in the crisis of this pandemic, developing and using an effective vaccine so as to save lives is even more important.