Sick: Anti-aging skincare product uses aborted fetal tissue

From Jim Hoft at First Things, something you probably shouldn't read before lunch:

"This is just gruesome. A skincare company has started using aborted fetal tissue in its anti-aging skincare cream.Christian News Wire has the report.

Sure enough. Neocutis describes their Processed Skin Cell Proteins (PCP) used in their anti-aging creams on their website. From the Website:

"Through years of research, physicians discovered fetal skin has a unique ability to heal wounds without scarring. Inspired by this, medical researchers at the University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland created a biotechnology process to extract the rich proteins responsible for scarless wound healing from cultured fetal skin cells. A small biopsy of fetal skin was donated following a one-time medical termination and a dedicated cell bank was established for developing new skin treatments."

The website goes on to console the purchaser: "No additional fetal biopsies will ever be required."

I doubt the people using this anti-aging cream really needed the reassurance.

Related - CNA: "Pro-life group calls for boycott of cosmetics company using aborted fetal cells"