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If you ever thought crushed beetles (better known as carmine) used in certain cosmetics and various foods was hard to absorb, imagine smearing the skin of a 14 week old aborted baby all over your face.
According to The Washington Times, the San Francisco based cosmetics company, Neocutis, has ignited an outcry among pro-lifers for including skin cells from an aborted fetus in its anti-aging creams.
In a statement released Friday, in response to a wave of condemnation from pro-life and religious blogs, the company, defended the use of its trademarked ingredient, Processed Skin Cell Proteins, or PSP, arguing that the fetal cell line was harvested in a responsible, ethical manner for use in treating severe dermatological injuries.
The firm's online entries say the products were "inspired by fetal skin's unique properties" and that the technology "uses cultured fetal skin cells to obtain an optimal, naturally balanced mixture of skin nutrients."
"Our view - which is shared by most medical professionals and patients - is that the limited, prudent and responsible use of donated fetal skin tissue can continue to ease suffering, speed healing, save lives and improve the well-being of many patients around the globe," said the statement.
According to Neocutis, the ingredient was developed at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland from proteins in the skin tissue of a 14-week-old male baby electively aborted at the university's hospital and donated to the Swiss university. The abortion was deemed medically necessary because the baby could not survive to term.
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