Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vaccines and fetal tissue


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was delete. --Ezeu 04:09, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Vaccines and fetal tissue
Article is original research. No sources are given for majority of claims. Those which are mentioned are either non-neutral ("Right to Life Michigan") or hopelessly vague ("several prominent Catholic newspapers"). Whole quotation of vaccine package inserts at end of article may constitute copyright violation, and, itself, is unencyclopaedic. Severa (!!!) 18:39, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The article is not original research, but may need and  .  It is well-known and true that the cell lines WI-x and RA-x/y are all derived from fetal tissue cells.


 * Keep. The article is relevant.  There is a modern controversy preventing the advancement of stem cell science.  Meanwhile, the same people who oppose stem cell research funding benefit from fetal cell lines produced by medical abortions.  Revealing the true information will educate the public over the truth of the fetal cell tissue issue.  Heathhunnicutt 18:42, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Here is a modern reference to what WI-38 is: http://www.abcam.com/index.html?datasheet=14911 You can get the price for your nation at that site (for ordering some WI-38). Heathhunnicutt 18:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete unless sources for information can be given. -- stubblyh ea d | T/c 20:31, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The statements are all verifiable, in the Popperian sense. Heathhunnicutt 20:45, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep - but it needs referencing. - Richardcavell 22:58, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, perhaps worth a minor mention in the vaccine article, if it can be verified, but it is not a significant controversy. If kept, the article should be renamed. It is misleading as cell lines created decades ago from aborted fetus tissue are what is being used to grow the viruses. The title gives the impression that the vaccines are made from fetal tissue. I suggest something like "vaccines and fetal cell lines". -- Kjkolb 03:21, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as WP:OR &mdash; Arthur Rubin | (talk) 19:26, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.  Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Ezeu 17:19, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete Could merge "Varivax" and "MRC-5 and WI-38" sections to vaccines, but the whole "controversy" of Vaccines and fetal tissue is a non-issue based on one newspaper citation. Nothing is being stated here that couldn't easily be covered elsewhere.--Isotope23 18:41, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is just a POV and OR essay, does not belong on Wikipedia. KleenupKrew 00:11, 3 June 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.