Is it immoral for infertile couples to get involved in “in-vitro” fertilization? Is it immoral to freeze human embryos?
Yes, it is immoral. All “in vitro” fertilization in general is seriously sinful for those who are involved in it, including the medical and technical personnel, the couple and all who cooperate in the act. It is well to know that there are good Catholic doctors, who abide by the teaching of God and His church on these issues and who are often able to assist infertile couples to have children in a morally acceptable way. Also, there is one type of “gamete transfer” that some reliable and truly Catholic theologians (but not all) claim could fall into the realm of the morally permissible. Your parish priest should be able to direct you to a proper source for more advice about these issues. Those who are involved in “in vitro” fertilization often form more human babies in test tubes or dishes than they need and they destroy the “leftovers,” thus incurring the additional dreadful mortal sin of those abortions and the ecclesiastical excommunications that fall upon those who do such crimes. F
