(Courtesy: Restore-DC-Catholicism)
There is no small amount of debate in pro-life circles regarding the fate of children already conceived via in-vitro fertilization (IVF). While we all condemn the process of IVF as grossly immoral, that doesn’t erase our duty of care to those children already conceived via IVF. They are innocent of the crime behind their conception, just as is the innocent child conceived via rape or incest. The article below touches upon this matter. The Defend Life publication to which the authors refer can be found at the Defend Life website and clicking on “newsletters” on the left side bar.
Wake Up, Pro-Lifers! Embryo Adoption is Morally Licit!
The Church calls Abandoned Embryos “Orphans”; Defends Embryo Transfer as “Licit”; and Promotes “Prenatal Adoption” as “Praiseworthy”!
We are responding to Dr. Monica Miller’s very troubling comments in the June 2026 issue of Defend Life. Unfortunately, Dr. Miller, like Fr. Tad Pacholczyk at The National Catholic Bioethics Center, is strongly opposed to Embryo Adoption (EA) and both argue that Dignitas personae 19 has already condemned Embryo Adoption (EA). This is a flawed conclusion.