EXTRA CREDIT: In a separate document/blog post develop one of the main
points from your outline into a paragraph using the sentence from the
outline as the topic sentence for the paragraph. Include evidence from
your sources. Post on your blog AND bring a hard copy to class!!!
II. One perspective of the issue is that the Catholic Church unanimously
opposes the medical procedure of IVF because of various reasons.
The Catholic Church is the most well-populated group of individuals that is officially against In Vitro Fertilization. While non-clergy members within the Church may have variations in their opinion on IVF, the clergy (individuals who are in charge of the Church), as well as the actual doctrine of the Church, does not give support. This is mainly for two reasons. The first reason is that they firmly believe humans should be conceived primarily through sex. While fertility drugs that can improve chances of becoming pregnant are generally supported, the actual act of IVF is a violation of the ethical standards of the Church. IVF, in their terms," dissociates the sexual act from the procreative act. The act which brings
the child into existence is no longer an act by which two persons give
themselves to one another, but one that "entrusts the life and identity
of the embryo into the power of doctors and biologists and establishes
the domination of technology over the origin and destiny of the human
person," (Catechism of the Catholic Church). In essence, sex unifies a couple (presumably married) in both a procreative and physically fulfilling practice. If one side of the equation is taken away, then humans are engaging in ill-moral behavior. This is not only seen with IVF (taking physical satisfaction out of the act), but with using contraceptives during sex (removing the procreative aspect of sex). As such, In Vitro Fertilization does not unify man and woman- it gives science the power to unify a couple, not the God-given right to have sex.
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