In-Vitro Fertilization Sanctioned by God
ESSAY TOPIC
In-vitro fertilization has become a very successful form of assisted reproduction technology over the last two decades. Many Christians have used in-vitro fertilization to address infertility and add children to their families, believing it to be a technology that is sanctioned by God. There are, however, other Christians who argue that in-vitro fertilization is morally illicit because it creates spare embryos that are discarded before implantation. For others, in-vitro fertilization seems to fly in the face of the Christian practice of adoption that began in the very first century. In an essay of 1500-2500 words, explain whether or not in-vitro fertilization should be considered a morally permissible form of assisted reproduction for Christian families. Be sure to explicate carefully why you take the position that you do. When possible, point to and explicate relevant scriptural passages from which you build your answer.
In-vitro fertilization –
Technology Sanctioned by God? by M. Stafford
In-vitro fertilization (known as IVF) is a process whereby the sperm of a man and the egg of a woman are united outside the womb. The embryo is then implanted in the womb of the prospective mother. Moral issues over the process have sometimes clouded the desirability of the procedure. Some Christians object to IVF because they feel it prevents couples from adopting. Other Christians feel that embryos developed during IVF but later left to perish essentially constitutes murder. By addressing these two objections, I hope to provide validation that IVF should be considered a morally permissible form of assisted reproduction for Christian families.
Before one can consider the objection that IVF interferes with adoption, one question must be answered. Should adoption take priority over the desire of a couple to have their own children? In response to this question, God told man in Genesis 1:28 to “be fruitful and multiply.” The command was
In-vitro fertilization has become a very successful form of assisted reproduction technology over the last two decades. Many Christians have used in-vitro fertilization to address infertility and add children to their families, believing it to be a technology that is sanctioned by God. There are, however, other Christians who argue that in-vitro fertilization is morally illicit because it creates spare embryos that are discarded before implantation. For others, in-vitro fertilization seems to fly in the face of the Christian practice of adoption that began in the very first century. In an essay of 1500-2500 words, explain whether or not in-vitro fertilization should be considered a morally permissible form of assisted reproduction for Christian families. Be sure to explicate carefully why you take the position that you do. When possible, point to and explicate relevant scriptural passages from which you build your answer.
In-vitro fertilization –
Technology Sanctioned by God? by M. Stafford
In-vitro fertilization (known as IVF) is a process whereby the sperm of a man and the egg of a woman are united outside the womb. The embryo is then implanted in the womb of the prospective mother. Moral issues over the process have sometimes clouded the desirability of the procedure. Some Christians object to IVF because they feel it prevents couples from adopting. Other Christians feel that embryos developed during IVF but later left to perish essentially constitutes murder. By addressing these two objections, I hope to provide validation that IVF should be considered a morally permissible form of assisted reproduction for Christian families.
Before one can consider the objection that IVF interferes with adoption, one question must be answered. Should adoption take priority over the desire of a couple to have their own children? In response to this question, God told man in Genesis 1:28 to “be fruitful and multiply.” The command was