Church's stance on snowflake babies?

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I hereby declare myself guilty of serial posting and sentence myself to go away from this thread for a while. Catch y’all later!

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But, before I go, thanks to everyone for the charitable discussion. Often this topic gets sidetracked by ad hominem attacks and posters who refuse to listen to each other. It’s a pleasure having a civil conversation on this thread.
 
catholiceducation.org/articles/medical_ethics/me0137.htm

lifenews.com/2011/04/17/the-catholic-case-for-embryo-adoption/

The arguments for either side of the issue from a Catholic perspective.
There is ongoing debate among reputable Catholic theologians about this matter, and technically it remains an open question. A recent Vatican document called Dignitas Personae expressed serious moral reservations about the approach, without, however, explicitly condemning it as immoral. But we can easily see reasons why the promotion of embryo adoption would be imprudent. If embryo adoption were to become standard practice in the current, largely unregulated climate of the fertility industry, this could actually stimulate the production of yet more embryos; IVF clinic operators would be able to placate themselves by saying, “We really don’t need to worry about producing extra embryos, because there will always be somebody willing to adopt any that are left over.” It could offer the clinics an excuse to continue and even expand their current immoral practices.
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This is probably the most relevant fear regarding embryo adoption and it is a very serious fear.
 
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I hereby declare myself guilty of serial posting and sentence myself to go away from this thread for a while. Catch y’all later!

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But, before I go, thanks to everyone for the charitable discussion. Often this topic gets sidetracked by ad hominem attacks and posters who refuse to listen to each other. It’s a pleasure having a civil conversation on this thread.
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🙂 It was great to hear your thoughts on the subject - and I was just thinking the same thing - it has been great to have a wonderful conversation without it going into uncharitable waters. Thank you to everyone!!
 
I never heard of this before and wondered what snowflake baby meant and IVF

My opinion is that a spiritual organization that promotes a reverence for life should from a specific decided moment forward, excommunicate all members trying to tell mother nature what to do with an IVF procedure. A new family member is not something that is “choked” out of creation for self meaning in what ever the parents feel would be appropriately supplemental to their lives, for what ever good but first selfish intention.
 
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