A database for comparative study
This is shared based on the guidance of our poskim, Harav Hershel Schachter, shlita and Harav Mordechai Willig, shlita with the support of Harav Dovid Cohen, shlita.
Halacha obligates us to care for our own health and to protect others from harm and illness.… Read the rest
The bishops of Colorado affirm that the use of some COVID-19 vaccines is morally acceptable under certain circumstances. The development and utilization of vaccines to eradicate certain infectious diseases is a remarkable advancement in medical technology. The Catholic Church supports the morally legitimate development of vaccines to eliminate suffering and to promote human dignity and the common good.… Read the rest
1. The COVID-19 global pandemic has caused critical health, economic, as well as social challenges to countries and societies around the world. Many countries have had to introduce tough laws and restrictions on movements and activities to limit the spread and transmission of the virus, and these, in turn, have caused major economic upheavals, with sharp downturns in trade and economic activity and increasing unemployment.… Read the rest
All Praise be to Allah, and may His Blessings and Peace Be on His Messenger
Before addressing the particulars of this matter, it is warranted to mention some of the universals and maxims that govern it, including:
Originally published in Crisis Magazine
On the moral illicitness of the use of vaccines made from cells derived from aborted human fetuses
In recent weeks, news agencies and various information sources have reported that, in response to the Covid-19 emergency, some countries have produced vaccines using cell lines from aborted human fetuses.… Read the rest
[Originally published by Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute]
It is not possible to properly love a person and act so as to unnecessarily jeopardize their health. If by the minimal burden of wearing a mask, we can potentially protect others from grave illness, then it seems we have a moral obligation to wear a mask.… Read the rest
“We will not accept your vaccine so you can slow down, because whenever you bring it out, it’s for your people. You give it to them because we are not accepting death. You are the very representative of death itself: the pale horse. … Read the rest
The UK has become the first nation to approve a Covid vaccine. But how can vaccines be safe, when they have been produced so quickly? Could they make you infertile? And haven’t they been developed using cells from abortions? Immunologist and ordained minister in the Church of England Jocelyn Downey responds to the concerns he’s seen on social media
Fearmongering can have far-reaching consequences.… Read the rest
