In Vitro Fertilization - Issues You Might Not Have Considered

In Vitro Fertilization – Issues You Might Not Have Considered

Written By David E. Smith | 03.28.24

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If a medical procedure has a 90 percent fatality rate, should it still be pursued? According to Dr. Joseph Meany, president of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, this is exactly the case with the medical practice known as in vitro fertilization. While artificial conception might sound like a godsend for some couples, there are moral quandaries to consider.

Should parents be able to decide which of their “potential children” should live and which should be discarded? What impact does IVF have on the integrity of marriage vows and the sanctity of the procreative union? Why should pro-life advocates care?

Watch Dr. Meany’s 10-minute interview on the Catholic pro-life channel Human Life International, as he touches on several alarming aspects of the medical practice known as in vitro fertilization and opens our eyes to modern reproductive technology.

David E. Smith

Dave Smith is the executive director of Illinois Family Institute (501c3) and Illinois Family Action (501c4). David has 30 years of experience in public policy and grass-roots activism that includes countless interviews for numerous radio, television, cable programs and newspaper articles on topics such as the sanctity of life, natural marriage, broadcast decency, sex education, marijuana, gambling, abortion, homosexuality, tax policy, drug decriminalization and pornography. He and his wife of 29 years are blessed to be the parents of eight children. They strongly believe that their first duty before God is to disciple their children in the Christian faith, and...

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