Childlessness

Question 1

All Christians would encourage what

Answer 1

childless couples to adopt

Question 2

What is the Roman Catholic View

Answer 2

believe life is given by God and that no-one has the right to children

Question 3

who does the catholic church want to help

Answer 3

childless / infertile couples

Question 4

but what does the catholic church only allow

Answer 4

methods which do not affect the sanctity of life and in which sex is natural

Question 5

therefore from catholic church view what methods are not accepted

Answer 5

• treatments involving medical technology

Question 6

why are treatments using medical technology banned

give examples

Answer 6

• IVF = several eggs are fertilised, some of which are thrown away or experimented on
  the catholic church sees this as abortion which it bans

Question 7

All artificial insemination or surrogacy involves what

Answer 7

the sin of male masturbation

Question 8

all forms of embryo technology involves what

Answer 8

fertilisation being separate from sex

- but God intended procreation be part of sex

Question 9

Protestant View = other churches allow

Answer 9

IVF and AIH

Question 10

Why do some churches allow it

Answer 10

• purpose of christian marriage is to have children
• in treatments baby will be biological offspring to mother and father
• discarded embryos are not fetuses, so life is not taken