Comments on: Embryo Adoptions http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/ Weblog of the Pro-Life Action League's Youth Outreach Division Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Colleen Barry http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-5019 Colleen Barry Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:54:56 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-5019 I have had fertility problems and the idea of embryo adoption is great to me. I am active in the pro-life community in NYC. I am catholic and a priest I conconfided in (that is VERY active in the prolife community) is completely behind me and see's it as a positive for everyone involved. I have had fertility problems and the idea of embryo adoption is great to me. I am active in the pro-life community in NYC. I am catholic and a priest I conconfided in (that is VERY active in the prolife community) is completely behind me and see’s it as a positive for everyone involved.

]]> By: Generations for Life » Blog Archive » A Strange Request http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-478 Generations for Life » Blog Archive » A Strange Request Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:52:59 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-478 [...] My colleague John Jansen recently posted on so-called “snowflake adoptions,” whereby a couple seeks to save unwanted frozen embryos by having them implanted in the woman’s womb. There’s a great deal of controversy about this, with some saying it amounts to cooperation with the evil of ART, and other calling it an effort to undo some of that evil. [...] […] My colleague John Jansen recently posted on so-called “snowflake adoptions,” whereby a couple seeks to save unwanted frozen embryos by having them implanted in the woman’s womb. There’s a great deal of controversy about this, with some saying it amounts to cooperation with the evil of ART, and other calling it an effort to undo some of that evil. […]

]]> By: Andrea (Adam's wife) http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-25 Andrea (Adam's wife) Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:50:33 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-25 Thank you, John. To give a child the chance to live would mean a great deal to me, the only thing really stopping us right now is finances. Thank you, John. To give a child the chance to live would mean a great deal to me, the only thing really stopping us right now is finances.

]]> By: John http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-23 John Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:36:54 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-23 "How could you possibly compare this to rape?!?!" Sarah, First, thank you for your comment, as it allows me to clarify what I originally wrote. In my post, I wrote that babies conceived through IVF are "in some way similar" to babies conceived through rape. The similarity is that they have both been conceived through an immoral act. Certainly, rape is far worse than in-vitro fertilization. But that doesn't change the fact that IVF is morally wrong. Every child has a right to be conceived in the natural way by a husband and wife who give themselves to each other completely in the sexual act. Children conceived through IVF are deprived of this right. Does this mean that the lives of children conceived through IVF have less value than the lives of children conceived naturally? Of course not. Their lives have just as much value as anyone else's. (This is the reason why destroying embryos is morally wrong.) To simplify the argument: embryos conceived through IVF aren't responsible for the sinful procedure through which their parents conceived them. Getting back to the IVF/rape comparison: the situation of babies conceived through rape is similar in that the baby isn't responsible for her father's sinful act, and it would be just as wrong to abort her as it would be to abort a baby for any other reason. Clearly, there are many differences surrounding babies conceived through IVF and babies conceived through rape. But a certain amount of similiarity is there too. “How could you possibly compare this to rape?!?!”

Sarah,

First, thank you for your comment, as it allows me to clarify what I originally wrote.

In my post, I wrote that babies conceived through IVF are “in some way similar” to babies conceived through rape.

The similarity is that they have both been conceived through an immoral act.

Certainly, rape is far worse than in-vitro fertilization. But that doesn’t change the fact that IVF is morally wrong.

Every child has a right to be conceived in the natural way by a husband and wife who give themselves to each other completely in the sexual act. Children conceived through IVF are deprived of this right.

Does this mean that the lives of children conceived through IVF have less value than the lives of children conceived naturally? Of course not. Their lives have just as much value as anyone else’s. (This is the reason why destroying embryos is morally wrong.)

To simplify the argument: embryos conceived through IVF aren’t responsible for the sinful procedure through which their parents conceived them.

Getting back to the IVF/rape comparison: the situation of babies conceived through rape is similar in that the baby isn’t responsible for her father’s sinful act, and it would be just as wrong to abort her as it would be to abort a baby for any other reason.

Clearly, there are many differences surrounding babies conceived through IVF and babies conceived through rape.

But a certain amount of similiarity is there too.

]]> By: John http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-22 John Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:02:03 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-22 "My wife and I would never go through In-Vitro Fertilization, I’m not Catholic, but I don’t believe in that because of the Spare Embryo problem it creates, but we would do an Embryo adoption to give these little guys a chance to be born." Adam, I commend you and your wife for your selflessness and your potential willingness to give life to an embryo. “My wife and I would never go through In-Vitro Fertilization, I’m not Catholic, but I don’t believe in that because of the Spare Embryo problem it creates, but we would do an Embryo adoption to give these little guys a chance to be born.”

Adam,

I commend you and your wife for your selflessness and your potential willingness to give life to an embryo.

]]> By: sarah http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-21 sarah Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:21:48 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-21 "Personally, I think that babies who are conceived through IVF are in some way similar to babies conceived through rape: in both cases, these babies were conceived through an act that is morally wrong. " How could you possibly compare this to rape?!?! “Personally, I think that babies who are conceived through IVF are in some way similar to babies conceived through rape: in both cases, these babies were conceived through an act that is morally wrong. ”

How could you possibly compare this to rape?!?!

]]> By: Adam Graham http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-18 Adam Graham Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:57:05 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-18 I think you're exactly right. This, to me is the ultimate way to defeat Embryonic Stem Cell research as well. If there are less Embryos available for research due to adopting them out, the ability of the government to fund research as well as private companies ability to do them will be hindered. The worst thing Pro-Lifers could do is get staunchly opposed to Embryo adoption. It adds fuel to the argument that these are "spare embryos". My wife and I would never go through In-Vitro Fertilization, I'm not Catholic, but I don't believe in that because of the Spare Embryo problem it creates, but we would do an Embryo adoption to give these little guys a chance to be born. I think you’re exactly right. This, to me is the ultimate way to defeat Embryonic Stem Cell research as well. If there are less Embryos available for research due to adopting them out, the ability of the government to fund research as well as private companies ability to do them will be hindered.

The worst thing Pro-Lifers could do is get staunchly opposed to Embryo adoption. It adds fuel to the argument that these are “spare embryos”. My wife and I would never go through In-Vitro Fertilization, I’m not Catholic, but I don’t believe in that because of the Spare Embryo problem it creates, but we would do an Embryo adoption to give these little guys a chance to be born.

]]> By: ProLifeBlogs http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-14 ProLifeBlogs Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:02:37 +0000 http://generationsforlife.org/2006/0208/embryo-adoptions/#comment-14 <strong>Should pro-lifers encourage embryo adoption?</strong> It is estimated that there are over 400,000 human embryos currently in cold storage at fertility clinics across the U. S. (Generations for Life) These tiny human beings were conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) — an unnatural process that vio... Should pro-lifers encourage embryo adoption?

It is estimated that there are over 400,000 human embryos currently in cold storage at fertility clinics across the U. S. (Generations for Life) These tiny human beings were conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) — an unnatural process that vio…

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