Are persons conceived by in vitro Fertilization less than fully human persons?
A. The issues of when human life begins and In vitro fertilization are deeply intertwined. “From the time that the ovum is fertilized, a life is begun which is neither that of the father nor of the mother; it is rather the life of a new human being with his own growth.” Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the conception, God is always faithful to all human life. A child conceived using in vitro fertilization is still a child of God. 1. Declaration on Procured Abortion, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1974), paragraph 12.
