Infertility and possibilities to overcome it from the perspective of Catholic bioethics Cover Image

Niepłodność i możliwości jej przezwyciężenia z perspektywy bioetyki katolickiej
Infertility and possibilities to overcome it from the perspective of Catholic bioethics

Author(s): Józef Wróbel
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Misyjne Księży Sercanów
Keywords: infertility;in vitro;NaProTechnology;

Summary/Abstract: Infertility has become more frequent problem of the married couples. Equally it affects both men and women. Taking into consideration the value of fertility and parenthood (in various dimensions: individual, social and ecclesial) the medicine attempts to come with necessary help to childless couples. It uses two extremely different methods. On one hand there are methods of artificial procreation. On the other hand there are natural methods of procreation. In numerous documents the Magisterium of the Church rejects the artificial methods as discriminatory against the rights and dignity of the child and the parents, and often carrying an enormous danger to the health of the child and the mother. At the same time Catholic bioethics accepts and approves the medical methods healing the diseases, which are the obstacles in conceiving and delivering a child. The condition is to respect the natural act of procreation within the married couple.

  • Issue Year: 33/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 115-138
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish