[rogator]

I thought that the newer in vitro techniques were possible to effect without killing embryos?
If so, what is the problem?

[klossg]

rogator: "what is the problem?"

Great question! In simple terms: In Vitro takes everything wonderful and unitive about sex and separates it into a scientific experiment conducted in a laboratory. On the other hand, God is love. God gave us sex, thank God! Sex is love. Christ and the Church teach that every sex act, as designed by our loving God, should be both unitive and procreative. In Vitro is only procreative. (The opposite problem of contraception). To be clear, the Church is not talking about the birth process, which will be very unitive. The Church is talking about the conception process alone.

[NYer]

I thought that the newer in vitro techniques were possible to effect without killing embryos?

Newer? What has changed? The woman's ovaries still need to be stimulated with hormones to overproduce eggs. The eggs are still siphoned out during a surgical procedure. The husband has to 'produce' on the spot so 'conception' can take place in a petrie dish. How natural is that!

[practicalmom]

Contraception: women become objects.

IVF: men become objects.

Bad for marriage.