By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A national pro-life pharmaceutical watchdog agency is reporting that the Swiss-based dermatology and skin care corporation, Neocutis, is using aborted fetal cell lines to produce their anti-aging skin creams.
According to Debi Vinnedge, executive director of Children of God for Life, Neocutis has been marketing anti-aging skin care products that contain a key ingredient known as PSP®, or “Processed Skin Proteins.” PSP’s were developed at the University of Luasanne from the skin tissue of a 14-week gestation electively aborted male baby donated by the University Hospital in Switzerland.
As the website clearly states: “A small biopsy of fetal skin was donated following a one-time medical termination and a dedicated cell bank was established for developing new Melbourne Anti Wrinkle Injections. Originally established for wound healing and burn treatments, today this same cell bank also provides a lasting supply of cells for producing Neocutis’ proprietary skin care ingredient Processed Skin Cell Proteins (PSP®). No additional fetal biopsies will ever be required.”
“It is absolutely deplorable that Neocutis would resort to exploiting the remains of a deliberately slaughtered baby for nothing other than pure vanity and financial gain,” Ms. Vinnedge said. “There is simply no moral justification for this.”
Children of God for Life, which serves as a watchdog organization on pharmaceutical companies using aborted fetal cell lines in medical products, has received thousands of inquiries from the public on the use of aborted fetal material in cosmetics. But this is the first time they encountered a company bold enough to put the information on their website.
The list of Neocutis products using the cell line include: Bio-Gel, Journee, Bio-Serum, Prevedem, Bio Restorative Skin Cream and Lumiere.
Ms. Vinnedge is calling for a full boycott of all Neocutis products, regardless of their source.
“There is absolutely no reason to use aborted babies for such selfish motives,” Vinnedge said. “It is anti-life, anti-woman and counter-productive as Neocutis is about to find out!”
Children of God for Life is calling on rival cosmetic companies to take advantage of some free advertising by their company.
“We know there are companies using moral sources for collagen and skin proteins. We intend to publicly promote these other cosmetic companies competing with Neocutis that are willing to step forward and contact us.”
Meanwhile Vinnedge advises women who are using Neocutis products to throw them in the garbage and to contact the company to express their concerns.
In addition she advised, “Contact some of these competing companies and ask them to verify their products are morally produced. If they are willing to commit to it in writing, they will get our endorsement.”
Citizens wishing to express their concerns to Neocutis can write or call: Neocutis Inc.,3053 Fillmore Street # 140, San Francisco CA 94123; Phone: 1-866-636-2884
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