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July 23, 2015

Polish bishops condemn IVF law, warn Catholics to not use process

Poland’s bishops said they were disappointed by a new law, signed by the outgoing Polish president, allowing artificial insemination. Catholic teaching says human sexuality is unitive and procreative whereas in vitro fertilization (IVF) separates the two and focuses on procreation. Most embryos conceived through IVF die, are frozen for later use or are discarded. This goes against Church teachings that human lives must be respected.

WARSAW, Poland - Poland's Catholic bishops condemned a law allowing state funding for in vitro fertilization, which was signed into law July 22 by outgoing President Bronislaw Komorowski despite a seven-year church campaign to block it.

Published in International
March 29, 2015

In vitro moms pressured to abort some fetuses

A lab director inspects the microinjection of sperm into an egg cell using a microscope in this July 2011 photo at an in vitro fertilization clinic.

GATINEAU, QUE. - Women who achieve multiple pregnancies through in vitro fertilization are increasingly being pressured to abort all but one of the babies, a conference on life and family was told.

Published in Canada
November 17, 2014

Pope calls abortion, euthanasia, IVF sins 'against God the creator'

Pope Francis denounced a "false compassion" that would justify abortion, euthanasia, artificial reproduction technologies and medical research violating human dignity.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis denounced a "false compassion" that would justify abortion, euthanasia, artificial reproduction technologies and medical research violating human dignity. And he urged medical doctors to "go against the current" and assert "conscientious objection" to such practices, which he called sins "against God the creator."

Published in Vatican