New U.S. Embryo Screening Firm Raises Specter of ‘Designer Babies’
Embryos that meet parental desires will be eligible for implanting, and undesirable ones will be discarded.
Embryos that meet parental desires will be eligible for implanting, and undesirable ones will be discarded.
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Because God always brings good out of evil, all sorts of goods come into existence that otherwise would not have. That includes the good of each one of us.
Father Tad Pacholczyk discussed on EWTN this week the moral concerns and risks of IVF.
Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins urged the president to ‘please stop and study the IVF industry, which is disturbing as it preys on desperate families, kills humans in the embryonic stage, and promotes eugenics.’
Illinois Right to Life states that ‘in vitro fertilization is detrimental to the inherent value of life.’ The Catholic Church teaches that the use of IVF is ‘morally unacceptable.’
The legislation did not include any exemptions for insurance plans provided by employers who have religious or other moral objections to IVF, such as the Catholic Church.
Bill Would Also Jettison Terms Like ‘Father,’ ‘Mother’ and ‘Paternity’
The Catholic Church has judged the process of IVF to be incompatible with the Church’s understanding of the sanctity of every life from the moment of conception.
According to Bruchalski, the IVF industry operates like the “Wild West,” with little to no oversight.
Michigan will join the large majority of states in the country that permit paid surrogacy. The only remaining states to not permit paid surrogacy are Nebraska and Louisiana.
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