By: Michelle Marie Allen

Michelle Marie Allen — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:47:00 +0000

Thank you for this well written article. Most married couples(sometimes a single woman or same sex partnership) most likely are aware that this ethical question may come to be asked when one chooses IVF. The placement of more than one embryo in the uterus is employed to “safe guard” that one “embryo” may at least implant to produce a viable pregnancy. Along with that proviso of IVF, an ethical dilemma arises if the parents are not pepared to accept all of the babies created by this technique. “Thinning the herd”, albeit that is a very harsh and a severe comparison for me to say, aptly describes this procedure when using IVF in my honest opinion.
I personally believe that IVF is unethical as my morals dictate that creation of new life(humans) be in accordance with God’s will through natural means. Infertility, once called being “barren”, is not a curse from God. Through God’s grace, it opens up the door to the possibility of adopting children already born but not wanted. These children receive the greatest love of all by being “chosen” so that they may come to know love by having a family who wants them regardless of their origin or disabilities.
The desire to have one’s own genetic children should not supercede the true meaning of being a parent. Children are not trophies but a gift from God, whether they are naturally conceived or through adoption.

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By: Michelle Marie Allen