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Assisted Reproductive Technology
The Church in Her wisdom teaches that there are ethical bounds to the conception of a child that must be safeguarded and that the scientific ability to create a child through various technological means does not make it just for the parents, child, or society.
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Techniques that entail the dissociation of husband and wife, by the intrusion of a person other than the couple … infringe the child's right to be born of a father and mother known to him and bound to each other by marriage. They betray the spouses' right to become a father and a mother only through each other." (CCC 2376)
Help us stop a bill that would mandate that insurance covers controversial fertility treatments.
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Read the Latest Inside the Capitol Column on This Issue
"The desire for parenthood is natural and good. Yet, infertility is a cross borne by approximately 9% of men and 11% of women, and the pain it inflicts prompts many couples to explore assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The Church in her wisdom teaches that there are ethical bounds to the conception of a child that must be safeguarded, and the scientific ability to create a child through various technological means does not make it just for the parents, child, or society.
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The legislation is broad in scope, requiring coverage of testing and treatment of infertility but also interventions that remove the conception of the child from the union of his or her biological parents, such as in vitro fertilization.
The risks to children conceived through ART are alarming. According to studies, ART-conceived children face higher rates of premature birth, low birth weight and other health complications compared to naturally conceived children."
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Past Legislative Testimony
- 2023: Letter of Testimony on Infertility Treatment Mandate of HHS Omnibus Bill
- 2023: Letter of Testimony on Health Omnibus