Our lead November editorial is on in vitro fertilization. We conclude our editorial addressing a seeming paradox (to some) that IVF is not pro-life — which is commonly misunderstood because it results in a baby:
The pro-life movement’s unflinching opposition to IVF may seem, to some, as backward as certain Christian sects’ prohibition against blood transfusions. But it is not. Rather, we insist upon the dignity of human life – the act that engenders it and the promise which it fulfills…
The bottom line is that IVF commodifies human life and its deadly manipulations — “That embryos are frozen, scattered, extinguished, and – most horrifically of all – exposed to experimentation, only illustrates the indignity inherent in the procedure itself” — is something all pro-lifers need to oppose.
