E19: Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Reality of IVF

Why does the Church condemn IVF as immoral? What really happens as a result of IVF? So many people struggle with infertility and loss—why can't the Church just be happy that people want to have children?

Tune into this month's episode to understand and encounter the love of the Father for all of his children as we dig into why the Church holds firm and fast to the immorality of IVF.

“When the marital act of sexual intercourse is not able to attain its procreative purpose, assistance that does not separate the unitive and procreative ends of the act, and does not substitute for the marital act itself, may be used to help married couples conceive. Those techniques of assisted conception that respect the unitive and procreative meanings of sexual intercourse and do not involve the destruction of human embryos, or their deliberate generation in such numbers that it is clearly envisaged that all cannot implant and some are simply being used to maximize the chances of others implanting, may be used as therapies for infertility” (ERD, no. 38-39 | Ethical & Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, 6th Edition. USCCB)

SOURCES:

• IVF Attrition Rate & Embryo Survival: What to Expect | Illume Fertility
• What the data says about abortion in the U.S. | Pew Research Center
• Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2021 | CDC
• More human embryos destroyed through IVF than abortion every year | CNA
• Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction | ACOG

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