By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute (SCPI) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have identified a correlation between the rise in autism rates and the advent of vaccines containing cells from aborted fetuses. In its April 2010 newsletter, the SCPI explains that the EPA analyzed worldwide autism disorder rates and identified 1988 as a critical “change point” in the rate of the rise of autism. “Prior to 1980, US autism rates were below 5 per 10,000 children,” the SCPI writes. “From 1981 to 1988 the slope of the line rose to 0.7, from 1988 to 1997 the rate of rise rose to above 2.0.” By 2002, it had risen to 3.5. What happened in the U.S. in 1980, 1988 and 1995 that could be associated with these rises in the rate of autism disorders? “The only environmental event correlating with these statistical autism trend ‘change points’ which would impact almost all children was the introduction of vaccines produced using human fetal cells and containing residual human DNA and cellular debris.” Other factors considered were watching too much TV, playing too many computer games, microwave ovens, cell phones, a glut of child psychiatrists and psychologists, financial incentives to diagnose children with autism, internet communication and mercury in vaccines. However, “none of these suggested events coincides with the identified change points of 1980, 1988 and 1995,” the SCPI writes. For instance, cell phones, microwave ovens and computer games were not  part of the culture in the 1980s or even as late as 1995. The increase in the number of child psychiatrists and psychologists during this time period is only two to three-fold while the number of autism cases has increased 100-fold. The use of mercury was eliminated because vaccines containing mercury weren’t being used during this time period. Animal produced vaccines containing levels of mercury as high, or higher, than any current levels were in widespread use before 1979 – before the sharp spike in autism cases. These findings were considered important enough to cause the Murdoch Trust to grant SCPI $500,000 to continue the research. Unfortunately, the government isn't on board and is actually working to suppress the information. “While there are those who continue to deny the reality of epidemic autism rates, even Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary, confirms the prevalence of autism at one in every 110 children,” the SCPI writes. “In almost the same breath, unfortunately, Secretary Sebelius told the Reader’s Digest that she has asked the media to censor the autism debate and to deny the public access to the voices of those who, with good reason, continue to suspect that vaccines and autism may be linked.” But that isn’t stopping pro-life groups from getting the word out. Jim Sedlak, vice president of American Life League, told LifeNews.com that his group is joining SCPI in calling for a Fair Labeling and Informed Consent Act to let people know of this link and the use of cells from babies victimized by abortion. “For years the evidence has pointed toward the link between vaccines using DNA from aborted babies and the rise of Autism Disorder rates,” he said. “Parents need and deserve to know the risks associated with vaccinations made from lines derived from the bodies of aborted children.” Prolife activist Jill Stanek told LifeNews that finding a link between autism and vaccines containing fetal material “would be a huge, huge blow to embryonic stem cell experimentation, for instance. That, and/or big pharma sees huge class action lawsuits on the horizon if this is proven." The possibility that “virus-laden DNA of aborted babies could be wreaking havoc on the DNA of healthy children is completely plausible," she added. SCPI will present their studies at the International Society for Autism Research next month. © All Rights Reserved, Living His Life Abundantly®/Women of Grace®  http://www.womenofgrace.com