Creating life.... immoral?

[dch1983]

Obviously, abortive and contraceptive methods are immoral because they prevent or destroy life. But what about actions that actually CREATE life? Why are these considered to be immoral, hands down, by the Church? Assuming there are no fertilized eggs that are being destroyed…

I’m just trying to understand why things like IVF and the like are inherently immoral even though they create life where there was none. I’m not a proponent, but certainly want to know why the Church teaches what it does.

 

[Em_in_FL]

This is a good article on the subject…

usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/98rlphaa.htm

And from the catechism…
usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm

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Techniques involving only the married couple (homologous artificial insemination and fertilization) are perhaps less reprehensible, yet remain morally unacceptable. They dissociate the sexual act from the procreative act. The act which brings the child into existence is no longer an act by which two persons give themselves to one another, but one that "entrusts the life and identity of the embryo into the power of doctors and biologists and establishes the domination of technology over the origin and destiny of the human person. Such a relationship of domination is in itself contrary to the dignity and equality that must be common to parents and children."168 "Under the moral aspect procreation is deprived of its proper perfection when it is not willed as the fruit of the conjugal act, that is to say, of the specific act of the spouses’ union. . . . Only respect for the link between the meanings of the conjugal act and respect for the unity of the human being make possible procreation in conformity with the dignity of the person."169

 

[Texas_Roofer]

Obviously, abortive and contraceptive methods are immoral because they prevent or destroy life. But what about actions that actually CREATE life? Why are these considered to be immoral, hands down, by the Church? Assuming there are no fertilized eggs that are being destroyed…

I’m just trying to understand why things like IVF and the like are inherently immoral even though they create life where there was none. I’m not a proponent, but certainly want to know why the Church teaches what it does.

Actions viewed as undermining God’s design are generally opposed. The creation of life is part of the marriage vocation. Actions outside of God’s plan for the marriage vocation are either strongly discouraged or flatly condemned see the Bishop web site for specifics

 

[SueKrum]

The reason IVF and the like are wrong is the flip side of the coin of contraception. Contraception is wrong because you can not take the life giving aspect out of sex. doing so is a sin. IVF, artificial insimination etc are wrong because you cannot take the sex aspect out of creating life. the two go hand and hand with God’s plan for creation. You cannot take them apart. (well you can, you aren’t supposed to)