This paper looks at the ethics of assisted reproductive technology (ART) from the perspective of the Catholic Church. The three criteria of evaluation of the ethics of ART are the right to life and physical integrity of human beings, the unity of marriage, and the value of human sexuality. The paper examines the arguments based on these criteria carefully, as they apply to in vitro fertilization which is the most common ART method. It concludes that most ART methods would be unacceptable, but there are new alternatives like NaProTechnology that is promising for infertile couples.
catholic perspective assisted reproduction, naprotechnology catholic bioethics, IVF ethical objections catholic teaching, assisted reproductive technology morality, naprotechnology alternative to IVF, catholic church view on fertility treatment, reproductive technology human dignity, marriage unity reproductive ethics, human sexuality value fertility treatment, ethical infertility treatment catholic, right to life embryo ART, naprotechnology promising alternative infertility
Cite this article
Tham, J. (2020). The ethics of assisted reproduction technology: A catholic perspective. *Bioethics Update*, *7*(1). https://doi.org/10.24875/BUP.M20000005
Tham J. The ethics of assisted reproduction technology: A catholic perspective. BUP. 2020;7(1). doi:10.24875/BUP.M20000005
Tham, J. "The ethics of assisted reproduction technology: A catholic perspective." *Bioethics Update*, vol. 7, no. 1, 2020.
This article is a case study illuminating the experience of a cradle Catholic who pursued a career in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) as a laboratory director and embryologist. Twe...
This article considers one question: How does the Catholic Church guide infertile couples to exercise their right to build a family? Part One examines the principal tenets of Catholic social teaching ...
Executive Summary
Catholic Health is a ministry of the Church. Through the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs), the Church reaffirms its commitment to the ministr...
Infertility is a worldwide problem today. The more conventional approach of medicine would be to diagnose the causes and correct them, so that the fertility potential of the couple would permit them t...