2007-08-03 18:02:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, IVF is sinful for anyone to use, and the Catholic Church therefore rightly teaches that it is sin. IVF involves the production of multiple embryos, followed by the implantation of one or a few, and then the destruction of the rest. Therefore one IVF procedure is equivalent to multiple abortions.
2007-08-03 18:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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 abortion 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.
2007-08-04 02:52:42 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm shocked that nobody here knows what in-vitro fertilization is.
I would not say that it is sin. Catholics are against birth control, not a new way of getting pregnant, unless I am mistaken.
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Okay, I stand corrected by the dear Catholic leader below. Thank you, I hadn't thought of it from the multiple embryo angle, or the separation of sex and procreation angle.
2007-08-04 01:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In vitro fertilization, right? I think it is. If you are a Catholic, you've probably heard this before. It separates the unitive (love) aspect of sex from the procreative (children) aspect. It is the same reason the Catholic Church does not believe in condoms, birth control, etc. A Catholic is not supposed to have children without sex anymore than they are supposed to have sex without any intention of having children. Of course, most people are not that strict.
2007-08-04 01:17:52 · answer #4 · answered by Matt W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably we'd be better off if Catholics and others ceased using the term MF.
2007-08-04 01:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jack P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. It certainly falls along the lines of procreation. I'm interested in hearing the answers.
2007-08-04 01:08:48 · answer #6 · answered by moondriven 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you tell us all what IVF is, we'll be able to respond.
2007-08-04 01:06:23 · answer #7 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
IVF? Is that "I valk funny"? German form of "I walk funny"?
2007-08-04 01:09:03 · answer #8 · answered by DEPRESSED™ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I could tell you if I knew what IFV was...
2007-08-04 01:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so
2007-08-04 01:14:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋