IVF, SURROGACY, AND OTHER PROCEDURES ARE NOT ETHICALLY ACCEPTABLE, SAYS A CATHOLIC PRIEST

IVF, surrogacy, and other medical techniques used to treat infertility, according to Reverend Father Joseph Obada, a priest in the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, are not morally acceptable.

He stated recently in an interview with media that "Any technique we have is typically a consequence of ideas." This is based on a mindset known as the contraceptive mentality, which is a natural offspring or by-product of the sexual revolution that occurred in the 1960s or thereabouts.

This mentality therefore developed as a means of separating the ideas of enjoyment and accountability. They consequently began engaging in careless sex, which of course gave rise to contraceptive behavior. All of these procedures, including surrogacy and in vitro fertilization, result in the natural child.

Invitro-fertilization, which is a widespread technique for realizing the concept and a tool to assist couples who are unable to have children, is one example.

There are infertility situations, and the statistics are concerning for many different reasons. The notion that the scientific method can be helpful, however, is questionable. Something is not morally acceptable only because it is scientifically feasible.

So, yes, is it feasible that using fetuses for scientific research will have some benefits for us? Yes. Many people, including pharmaceutical corporations, are working on it. But how to analyze the moral dilemmas is the real difficulty. There are ideas to think about. First, the action you are taking must be good, to put it simply. The second requirement is that your methods must be effective. Third, the goal you are pursuing must be clear.