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Marital Embrace

One Couple’s Story: The Moral Shipwreck of In Vitro Fertilization

February 28, 2012 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 19 Comments

The desire to have a family leaves couple stranded with a moral dilemma  Editor’s Note: In 1987 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under the direction of Pope Blessed John Paul II and prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), issued a document known as Donum Vitae (“The Gift of Life”). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Guest Contributors Tagged: Donum Vitae, Embryos, In Vitro Fertilization, Infertility, Joseph Ratzinger, Marital Embrace, Marriage, Marriage Act, Morality, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Prolife, Religion, Science, The Gift of Life, Vatican, Vocation of Marriage
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