Topic: Assisted Reproduction
Resources in this topic
Bioethics in Brief: IVF and Artificial Insemination
Other Resources
April 16, 2022
Why does the Catholic Church consider IVF to be immoral? Infertility can be a terrible burden for couples to bear. The desire to have a child is one of the most profound human desires, and furthermore the Church teaches that parenthood is an ‘exalted vocation’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, §2369) and that children are
Normalising Surrogacy: A Threat To Human Dignity (Dr Pia Matthews)
ABN Papers
May 30, 2026
Summary Surrogacy fractures parenthood, rupturing the intimate relationship between mother and child, and inherently involves exploitation. It reduces the child to an object whose human rights are put at risk, and the mother whose body is commodified into an instrument, both for the sake of a commercial exchange to fulfil the desire of others. As