Is artificial insemination at a fertility clinic acceptable?

[Gwyn]

Is this Right or Wrong?

Please advise as to what is acceptable - being with hubby’s sperm. Thanks.

Below is my history in brief.

10 years ago (a year before I got married) I was told I may never be able to have a child due to a uterine fibroid.
And since I had all other problems as a result of the fibroid was put on the pill. When I confessed this was told it was OK since it was for my health.
A year after getting married I went off the pill and then had other problems and was told I had PCOs and was given hormones.
Went to my OB/GYN saying we really wanted to have a baby so she did a HSG (blasted dye in, to check if tubes were blocked) and told us with this it was possible to get pregnant)
Lo and behold we were pregnant right after and had DS, however it was a rough pregnancy and the fibroid doubled in size and had to have a C-section. Was told do not get pregnant …
until the fibroid was surgically removed (now at over 10sonometers). 2 years later had an embolization done this shrunk it down to ~6sonometers and we once again started trying to conceive.
However DS (our miracle baby ) is now 6 and we have not been able to conceive and my OB/GYN has refered us to a fertility clinic, which at first I refused because of the tests involved.
And again asked for an HSG, however she said it was best the fertility clinic did this and we should consider artificial insemination (hubby’s sperm)
We have an apptmt on Thursday with the fertility clinic and I really need to know this.
Thanks for your advise.

 

[Fr.Vincent_Serpa]

Dear Gwyn,

The Church does not accept invitro fertilization because it removes human reproduction from the context of the fulfilling of the marriage vows by sexual intercourse. However, the Church does allow an alternative. If the husband’s sperm is removed from the vagina immediately after intercourse and then surgically united with the egg in the reproductive tract, then conception is still the result of the appropriate marital context. Obviously, the sexual intercourse has taken place in a hospital setting.

You are in our prayers.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.