Tag Archives: IVF

Morally Problematic Procreation Question on Illinois Ballot

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Thanks to Illinois Family Action for distributing an important article concerning the three upcoming Illinois Ballot Initiatives. I would like to add a few more biblical ideas to consider before voting on one of the ballot questions...

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Debunking Arguments Against Legal Personhood for the Unborn: Part 1

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

For all that Dobbs did for the fight for life, there's one issue that it conspicuously avoided—whether the unborn are in fact human persons. Dobbs repeatedly made reference to supposed "fetal life," but refused to claim that this fetal life was the life of a person and thus entitled to protection.

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, IVF, pregnancy, Sanctity of Life, U.S. Constitution | Comments Off

Allie Beth Stuckey: What You Should Know About IVF

Posted on June 18, 2024 by David E Smith

“There’s over one million embryos estimated to be frozen in the United States right now, indefinitely potentially. And I think these couples struggle so much with what to do with these embryos,” Dr. Rubal tells Allie Beth Stuckey.

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Only God Should Play God, Part 3

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

In our last piece, we continued our series on the troubling moral consequences of various forms of artificial reproduction technology. From the death of hordes of innocent human embryos to the violation of the sacred marriage commitment, the picture doesn't look pretty when man tries to play God. But we're not done yet. Let's look at a couple more implications of this vicious technological trend.

Posted in Child Exploitation, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality | Tagged children, incest, Invitro Fertilization, IVF, Marriage, Parents, Sanctity of Life | Comments Off

Only God Should Play God, Part 2

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Last time, we discussed several moral issues that arise when man decides to "play God" in the area of human reproduction. In vitro fertilization always takes innocent life. Embryonic genetic editing tends towards the sad assumption that the mother is the only patient involved, because the embryo is not considered a patient. And efforts to alter a baby's genetics don't have an easy line between "health-related concerns" and flat-out "child enhancement."

Posted in Child Exploitation, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality | Tagged chidlren, families, Invitro Fertilization, IVF, Marriage, Nicholas Tonti-Filippini, Pro-Life, Sanctity of Life | Comments Off

Only God Should Play God, Part 1

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

The pro-life movement is solidly consolidated in its stance on abortion. And this is for good reason, given how heinous and grievous of a crime abortion is. However, abortion is not the only contemporary issue fundamentally affecting nascent life. One issue on which pro-lifers arguably have less of a consensus involves the medical practices for various forms of artificial reproductive technology.

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, children, Dr. Joseph Meany, families, Invitro Fertilization, IVF, Pro-Life, Sanctity of Life | Comments Off

Embryo Adoption: A Life-Affirming Option

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled on February 16 that frozen embryos should be recognized and protected as unborn children, Democrats have wrongfully alleged that Republicans want to “ban” in vitro fertilization (IVF). Even President Biden made this accusation during the State of the Union address last Thursday. However, this is not true. Republicans are not wanting to ban IVF.

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life | Tagged adoption, Alabama Supreme Court, babies, Biden, children, Embryo Adoption Awareness Center, families, fertility, In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, mothers, Parents, President Biden, State of the Union | Comments Off

Womb for Compromise? (Part 1)

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Americans are big on choice. We can choose restaurants, automobiles, our clothing, and even where to live. We can make good choices and bad choices. Our prisons are packed with those who’ve chosen the wrong path. Leaders in government often make us wonder, “What were they thinking?” One of the saddest of choices millions of Americans have made is the decision to terminate a human life through abortion. In bizarre fashion, we even call this a “pro-choice” decision. Frightening.

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life | Tagged 14-day rule, Abortion, Artificial Wombs will Change Abortion Rights Forever, CBHD, Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, Dr. Matthew Eppinette, ectogenesis, In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, Womb for Compromise? (Part 1) | Comments Off