In-vitro gametogenesis (IVG) is an emerging technology that creates sperm or egg cells from adult cells, allowing children to have one, multiple, or same-sex genetic parents, and its development has been aided by research using aborted babies and IVF-produced embryos. The IVF industry has contributed to the acceptance of embryo commodification and destruction, while proponents of IVG and IVF advocate for redefining infertility to include 'social infertility' and expanding access to reproductive technologies regardless of biological limitations.
A Greek couple, Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi and Constantinos Raptis, welcomed a baby girl named Georgia after implanting an embryo that had been frozen for 22 years following the death of their 21-year-old son Giorgos in a motor accident. Georgia was born just before Cristina reached the age limit for IVF procedures in Greece, and the couple considers her a continuation of their family story and a second chance at life after their loss.
A Greek couple, Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi and Constantinos Raptis, welcomed a baby girl named Georgia after implanting an embryo that had been frozen for 22 years following the death of their 21-year-old son Giorgos in a motor accident. Due to Greek law restricting IVF procedures after age 54, they had a limited window to implant the embryo, and they have not ruled out the possibility of implanting other frozen embryos in the future.
Anna Russell and her husband chose embryo adoption over IVF after researching infertility and assisted reproductive technologies during seminary. They opposed IVF because it often involves creating multiple embryos, some of which are frozen or destroyed, which they believe is ethically wrong since human life begins at fertilization.
Cooke describes two British couples facing the destruction of stored embryos after sperm donors withdrew consent. She discusses their calls for legal change and frames the dispute around the moral status of embryos.
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Flanders critiques a published account of a woman who became pregnant while a surrogate was carrying another child for her family. She questions the account's framing of the subsequent abortion as necessary and discusses the overlap between infertility treatment, surrogacy, and abortion.
Baby Gabriel is alive and recovering from his first major heart surgery in his biological parents’ custody while they sue the surrogate who refused to abort him. The case captured national attention when it broke about two weeks ago, raising serious questions about IVF, commercial surrogacy and what happens when adults disagree about whether a […] The post Update: Baby Gabriel Survives First Heart Surgery; Biological Parents Sue Surrogate appeared first on Daily Citizen .
Waters distinguishes egg freezing from embryo freezing while examining how fertility preservation can lead into ethically contested IVF practices. She urges Christian women to weigh medical, theological and pro-life concerns before using fertility technology.
IVF is not ethically acceptable—and it doesn’t actually treat the underlying causes of infertility. In this episode, pro-life OB-GYN Dr. Monique Ruberu explains ethical issues with in vitro fertilization, how the procedure works, and how root-cause fertility care offers a path that actually heals underlying health conditions. Dr. Ruberu walks through ovarian stimulation, egg retrieval,… The post IVF Is Not Ethical—And It Doesn’t Cure Underlying Fertility Issues | Dr. Monique Ruberu appeared first on Human Life International .
Waters discusses the uncertain legal status of frozen embryos and emerging technologies such as artificial wombs and in vitro gametogenesis. She argues that law should recognize human embryos directly rather than relying on location or method of conception as proxies for protection.
By Judie Brown More than 30 years ago when American Life League created the iconic sign with the tagline “Face It. Abortion Kills a Person,” we could not fathom the enormity of the growing threat within the fertility industry. Doctors Steptoe and Edwards had been researching and manipulating human embryos in an effort to discover… Read More » PRO-LIFE BASICS: The Dangers of In Vitro Fertilization The post PRO-LIFE BASICS: The Dangers of In Vitro Fertilization appeared first on ALL .
Americans United for Life (AUL) is pleased to share the latest issue of our Life Litigation Report. The report tracks major bioethics cases in federal and state courts across the country. These cases range from early life issues, such as abortion and in vitro fertilization, to end-of-life questions, such as assisted suicide. The report provides an overview of current litigation trends […] The post AUL’s 2026 Life Litigation Report appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Waters uses an embryo mix-up case to examine the ethical and legal consequences of IVF errors. She argues that children created through reproductive technology have interests in biological identity that should not be reduced to the claims of adults or clinics.
Waters challenges the claim that IVF is automatically pro-life because it can result in births. She focuses on embryos that are frozen, discarded or genetically selected and argues that pro-life ethics must account for every embryo created.
Waters examines falling birth rates alongside the growth of IVF and fertility technology. She argues for a pro-life approach that addresses underlying infertility while scrutinizing embryo creation, loss and industry incentives.
Waters introduces Rethinking Fertility as a project examining infertility and reproductive technology from a life-affirming Christian perspective. She argues that a consistent belief that life begins at conception requires greater scrutiny of IVF, embryo selection, freezing and destruction.
What should Catholics do when a family member chooses IVF? Can you attend an IVF baby shower? How do you love someone while upholding Church teaching on IVF, frozen embryos, and the dignity of every child? In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet discusses one of the most emotionally difficult questions facing Catholic families today: how… The post When a Family Member Chooses IVF: What Catholics Can Do | Fr. Boquet appeared first on Human Life International .
HUMAN EMBRYO ADOPTION, VOLUME TWO: CATHOLIC ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST Edited by Trent Horn and Kent Lasnoski (National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2025, paperback, 396 pp., $34.95) ___________________________________________________ THE ZYGOTE OF CHRIST AND THE MYSTERY OF MAN Francis Etheredge and El... The post BOOKNOTES: HUMAN EMBRYO ADOPTION, VOLUME TWO: CATHOLIC ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST / THE ZYGOTE OF CHRIST AND THE MYSTERY OF MAN appeared first on The Human Life Review .
Andersen argues that the pro-life movement has not consistently applied its belief that life begins at conception to IVF practices. She calls for greater attention to embryo destruction, freezing and selection while maintaining compassion for families experiencing infertility.
More than 30 years ago when American Life League created the iconic sign with the tagline “Face It. Abortion Kills a Person,” we could not fathom the enormity of the growing threat within the fertility industry. Doctors Steptoe and Edwards had been researching and manipulating human embryos in an effort to discover a medical treatment […] The post PRO-LIFE BASICS: The Dangers of In Vitro Fertilization appeared first on Celebrate Life Magazine .
Uterine transplants are becoming more common to enable infertile women — and perhaps, eventually men — to give birth. How’s that project going? A new study detailing the outcomes of more than 40 cases of uterine transplants and subsequent IVF-enabled pregnancies published in JAMA provides details: Between 2016 and March 2026, a total of 44 women underwent uterus transplant. One month after uterus transplant, 37 women had a viable transplanted uterus. As of April 2026, a total of 33 women underwent embryo transfer (90 embryos), resulting in 47 clinical pregnancies in 31 unique women, 39 of whic
The pro-life concerns about in-vitro fertilization are manifold, but this might be a new one: For parents with a specific family size in mind, it could lead to successful pregnancies followed by a natural pregnancy that ends with abortion. A Democratic candidate for Congress confessed on a po... The post NEWSworthy: Democratic Candidate Uses IVF, Then Has An Abortion for the ‘Environment’ appeared first on The Human Life Review .
By Judie Brown The simple fact that every human being has a similar beginning as a single cell fertilized egg seems to be more than some people can comprehend. This came into stark focus when we read Professor Risa Cromer’s article entitled “Embryo Personhood’s IVF Problem: What the Data Reveals.” Cromer closes her article with… Read More » Embryo Personhood The post Embryo Personhood appeared first on ALL .
If we’re just matter, why do we matter? Modern bioethics is built on a question most people never stop to ask: What is a human being? Because the answer to that question isn’t abstract, it determines how we treat the most vulnerable people among us. From IVF and embryo selection, to assisted suicide and end-of-life care, to gene editing and transhumanism. We are already making decisions about who counts and who doesn’t. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ashley Fernandes, a physician, bioethicist, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Associate Director o
In an age of IVF, embryo selection, and a rapidly expanding fertility industry, couples facing infertility are often given a clear message: if you want a child badly enough, technology can make it happen. But what if that’s not the whole story? What if infertility is not just a medical condition to be solved but a profound personal, relational, and even spiritual trial? And what if a life without biological children can still be deeply meaningful and truly fruitful? In this episode of Bioethics Babe, I sit down with Leigh Snead, author of Infertile but Fruitful, fellow with the Catholic Associ
IVF was introduced as a way to address infertility, even though it is fraught with ethical problems. But today, it increasingly involves grading embryos, screening genetic traits, and deciding which embryos are chosen. Are we entering an era where reproduction becomes human design? In this episode, Harvard-trained biochemist Tara Sander Lee, Ph.D., explains how modern IVF increasingly involves eugenic practices. We examine: As IVF expands beyond infertility “treatment” and into optimization, urgent questions emerge about human dignity, disability, and the moral limits of reproductive technolog
Stem cell ethics emphasize the importance of preserving and protecting human life from the moment of creation until natural death, and it firmly opposes any research that results in the destruction of human embryos. This aligns with Catholic teaching about the sanctity of human life. Stem cells – special cells that are found in nearly… The post Stem Cell Ethics: What’s Moral, What’s Not, and Why It Matters appeared first on Human Life International .
Andersen and Katelyn Walls Shelton argue that Protestant Christians need a more developed theology of the body for questions involving IVF, surrogacy and fertility. They connect reproductive ethics to a pro-life understanding of embodiment, marriage and the creation of human life.
