 May 2009
In less than 30 years, a new multi-billion dollar industry has developed around the world and now regularly makes the headlines: ASSISTED PROCREATION. Its promise is irresistible: the infertile couple could bring home a baby!
In this 12 page brochure, written in accessible language, the Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) takes a good look at this issue and reflects on the suffering of infertile couples, on the technologies used to create life and on their impact on the life of people and society.
Youth and adults will find here answers to a number of questions so many people ask: what causes infertility? How effective is in vitro fertilization? What about genetic screening? Are all assisted procreation technologies ethically acceptable? A must read!
Having children seems like the most natural thing in the world, and it comes easily to most people. But for about one in six couples, the road to parenthood isn’t easy. Doctors may present couples with a range of options, including fertility drugs, in vitro fertilization, donated sperm and eggs (ova), or even surrogacy.
Assisted procreation (AP) was science fiction up until the birth of Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, in 1978. Today, these options are a multi-billion dollar industry around the world. What does the Catholic Church teach about so-called medically assisted procreation?
Presented in a question-answer format and a simple style accessible to all, this document appeals to both youth and adults. It is a useful tool for couples, families, parishes, schools, universities, movements and organizations, etc.
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