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This week toy maker Mattel has introduced the world to “Autistic Barbie”.  The latest in a line of the classic doll’s attempts to aim for more inclusion and representation which have already produced Barbie with Type 1 diabetes and Barbie with Down syndrome.

According to the link above going to the Fox News story about it, Autistic Barbie “includes articulated elbows and wrists to allow for movements such as hand flapping and other gestures used for sensory regulation or expression.”  Barbie’s eyes are “positioned with a slightly averted gaze, reflecting how some people on the autism spectrum may avoid eye contact.”  Autistic Barbie includes a fidget spinner (that really spins), noise cancelling headphones, and a pink tablet displaying symbol-based apps to help with communication.

Okay, I have no problem with Barbie depicting autism.  It’s a condition that millions of people, including not a few children, have to live with. ...

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Good. God.

How something like this has escaped my knowledge until now, I’ve no idea.

Did you know that two widely-used childhood vaccines were manufactured with cells taken from aborted fetuses?

I didn’t either, until I read this article from LifeNews.com. It’s about a just-published research study that has found a connection between the MMRII and chickenpox vaccines, and the dramatic rise in the rate of diagnosed autism.

From the article…

A new study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency shows a correlation between the use of cells from babies in abortions in vaccines to an increase in autism rates. The study provides another problem from pro-life advocates who are already concerned about the abortion-vaccine tie.

The study, published in February in the publication Environmental Science & Technology, confirms 1988 as a “change point” in the rise of Autism Disorder rate.

“Although the debate about the nature of increasing

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