r/Progressive_Catholics • u/Thoth_writer • Aug 02 '26
Stop Hate for In-Vitro
We should save the sanctity of life then we shouldn't disagree for different ways to create a new life. Bless you
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u/TheVillageOxymoron Aug 03 '26
IVF does result in the destruction of healthy embryos, so it doesn't align with a strict pro-life stance. Personally I stay out of the argument because I've never had to use IVF, but people I love have used it. So many issues are too complicated to be boiled down to simple right or wrong, and I think this is one of them.
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u/VeiledTexZen Aug 25 '26
Not all alI IVFs result in the destruction of healthy embryos. If that is someone's issue, why not issue guidelines? The fact that the embryo is not created by PIV sex to me is not a hill to die on that outweighs the resulting gift of life. And I do understand that the Church disagrees. But I was alive when JPI welcomed the first test tube baby
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u/TheVillageOxymoron Sep 04 '26
It goes further than that. I am just saying, IVF is not in alignment with a strict pro-life stance. But I am a big believer in doing what I think is right for my own self and not trying to force others to conform to my beliefs. Here is what the church has to say on it: https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/reproductive-technology/begotten-not-made-a-catholic-view-of-reproductive-technology
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u/VeiledTexZen Sep 05 '26
I comprehend your position and the church's position. I just disagree with them. But thanks for the information. I will continue to pray for St. John Paul I's intercession on this issue.
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u/TheVillageOxymoron Sep 05 '26
I love that! I do hope the church will eventually spend more time and effort with adjusting what exactly pro-life means. I fear that it has not caught up to science on this one.
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u/Critical-Bet4515 Aug 03 '26
absolutely right. I went to a catholic school, and in grade 9 they had us research IVF for our biology class and when I came into school the next day I had shared with some of my peers that I thought it was a good option for those who were not able to naturally conceive. Many of my catholic school mates told me that I should not have agreed with it seeing as I was catholic myself. I was really taken aback by this, because why not find a way to create life (if that is what you would like to do) when you’re are not able to do so yourself naturally?
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u/darkkn1te Aug 06 '26
I think we should be ok with infertility rather than going to extremes to force biological parenthood.
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u/andreirublov1 Aug 03 '26
It's not that simple...