Arguments Against Invitro Fertilization
According to Meilaender’s readings, procreation is natural and has a divine influence while reproduction is unnatural and disturbs God’s divine plan. Being begotten is procreation; love-giving leads to life-giving. Invitro Fertilization is reproduction (child made). Meilaender states that a child begotten, not made, symbolizes the union of the mother and father, which isn’t simply a 50/50 reproduction of booth parents, but “the power of their mutual love has given rise to another who, though different from them and equal in dignity to them, manifests in his person the love that unites them” (Meilaender, 2013).
While, I agree with the idea that the child symbolizes the union and love among the mother and father, I struggle to see assisted