2007-08-01 04:09:29 · 7 answers · asked by MissEssex 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, the official teaching of the Roman Catholic Church is that IVF is not allowed because it brings third parties into the act of creating a child and because it abuses human embryos. The odds of a human embryo surviving IVF is only 9% (sometimes figured even less than that). Since the Church believes that human life begins the moment a sperm and egg unite and form a unique individual with unique DNA who is exhibiting the biological signs of life (cell generation & consumption of oxygen & nutrients), the IVF process is not safe for humans.
2007-08-02 06:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by sparki777 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, because of the fact for the duration of IVF, embryos are created that are later destroyed. Catholics have faith that existence starts off at theory, so those embryos are alive. in undemanding terms a number of those created would be used, so the rest are intentionally destroyed. in case you're searching for a Catholic fertility organization attempt googling the Creighton kind or Catholic organic kinfolk making plans. those agencies all have fertility centers which concentration on treating problems with greater wisdom approximately your particular gadget. I even have somewhat marvelous cycles and the NFP application i exploit has defined why i'm ovulating irregularly and how i will use this documents to get pregnant as quickly as we are waiting. i know additionally they have therapy for a variety of fertility situations alongside with PCOS, yet i've got not got each and all of the information approximately that.
2016-10-13 08:41:18 · answer #2 · answered by thibaud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Catholics and many other Christians believe that a soul is placed in a human at the point of conception. This is why the Church celebrates on March 25 the feast of the Annunciation when Mary said "Yes!" to God and Jesus was conceived. Life is sacred and a gift from God.
In most in vitro fertilizations, more than one egg is fertilized. Several embryos are then placed into the mother's womb. The remaining embryos are either destroyed or frozen. Destroying human embryos is murder and freezing them with an unknown future hope of ever being born is not respecting the dignity of human life.
Later if and when the embryos begin to grow in the mother, all but one or two are usually aborted, again killing sacred human life.
For more information, see: http://www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/98rlphaa.htm
or the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 2270 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm
With love in Christ.
2007-08-01 16:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic church has no authority to allow or disallow anything. No church has authority to rule over people in matters of faith, conscience and belief.
The institution of intermediaries like vicars and priests acting as a bridge between God and man was swept away when Christ died on the cross and rose again.
Thanks to the Romans who distorted Christ's teachings over 1800 years to fit into their pagan religion of thought control we are cursed today with a trumped up authority that has put the spirit of man on the throne where Christ should be seated. The consequence of man puffing himself up to be a lord can be found in the servile nature of your question.
The question should be, 'Does Jesus Christ allow IVF treatment?' I think you'd find Jesus less legalistic than most religious bigots I know and certainly more sympathetic and supportive than the hierachy of a religion that has made an almost irreversable mockery of the priesthood of Christ.
2007-08-01 11:43:40 · answer #4 · answered by addendum 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. I give two quotes.
The Vatican issued a document on Tuesday that "lashed out" against abortion, contraception, in vitro fertilization and same-sex marriage, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 57-page document, issued by the Pontifical Council for the Family, is the first "sweeping" statement on the issues during the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI, the Times reports (Los Angeles Times, 6/7).
and
IVF violates the rights of the child: it deprives him of his filial relationship with his parental origins and can hinder the maturing of his personality. It objectively deprives conjugal fruitfulness of its unity and integrity, it brings about and manifests a rupture between genetic parenthood, gestational parenthood, and responsibility for upbringing. This threat to the unity and stability of the family is a source of dissension, disorder, and injustice in the whole of social life.
but I also found this beauty:
.... and that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is always wrong even to save the mother's life, while
cloning and IVF are certainly acceptable so long as they occur only between husband and wife
(246). He even goes so far as to cite in a seemingly positive tone Father Philotheos Zervakos’
position that abortion is worse than giving birth to the child, baptizing it and then killing it
because with the abortion the child dies without the reception of baptism (304 n. 133).
I want to add here that pope B16 is tightening the screws on catholic universities that are not strictly following the rules on catholic bioethics. We will hear more about that in the next months.
May I add here that of course the rcc has no rights on the private lives of people. But if, as a catholic you do not accept the authority of the pope in matters of doctrine, you are no longer a catholic, the acceptance of papal authority being at the core of the rcc.
I have compared this already with people who join a philatelic club that specialises in flowers. If you decide you prefer stamps with steam engines, join another club.
If people are considering IVF, I wish them success. I also wish them the strength to be honest with themselves and their future baby and decide to leav the rcc, if that is socially possible in the area where they live. If it is not socially possible where you live, you will not be the only ones.
May they have a beautiful baby!
I do not mind getting a few thumbs down. I think it is better than no thumbs at all. But why thumbs down when I only give the official point of view of the rcc. And that, as far as I know was the question. Would you care to explain?
Have a nice day, everybody, even the pope because he always wears nice shoes!
2007-08-01 04:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by kwistenbiebel 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
They don't have a problem with molesting young boys so i don't think they would mind IVF too much.
2007-08-01 04:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by james h 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
depends..... lots of kinds of catholics....ex. roman ......
2007-08-01 04:13:02 · answer #7 · answered by sweetpea 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋