Some Aspects on In Vitro Fertilization

There is free choice, there is the possibility of discovering never ending knowledge through the pursuit of Art and Science and the drive of business enterprise. There is the viability of altering human nature itself to fit into the pattern of the times for the general well-being of the human race, and there is justifiably a standard morality for valid guidance set down by Divine law.

Medical technology is making great strides in physical and mental health care for the improvement of the human condition, and among these moral moves are some that remain questionable. Most likely, ethics will imply that in the area of procreation, aided conception in a test-tube is laudable when the ensuing embryo is inserted in the natural mother’s womb for development. Science corrects the disability to conceive, and parents can have the child they so desire with joy.

However, when a baby must take growth as an embryo with ovum from the natural mother which is inserted in another’s womb for termination, technology develops a situation where mother and child are separated for a nine-month period of meaningful growth. The gain is absolute, but so is the loss. In true morality, to sever the ties of mother and child in the womb can be akin to loss on both sides. Harmful feelings may get locked in the back room, and can make periodic visits, but never go away. Much will depend on character and adjustment.

Biologically and spiritually, the same pattern of conception and birth has been carried on for presumably a billion years; perhaps it can take another billion years for humankind to grow used to that nine-month period of loss until the process becomes natural, or it can take a moment as human nature can be frightfully changeable.

Humankind is not equal in expertise with Nature’s special blue print for creation. If everyone had the same never ending questions and answers required for human betterment, the enlightenment brought on by argument, perseverance and camaraderie would grow dim in the absence of discussion. The joy of discovery and learning would be gone. Uses from discovering or learning can lead to wonderful or unfortunate results. Choice and chance are privileges of humankind and can play a big role for better or worse, by interfering in the sacredness of creation. It is perhaps unwise to enforce an unnatural speed or quickness in growth at the ovum level.

The process includes fertility injections given to stimulate the development of eggs, to daily monitor the ripening for retrieval to be used or united with sperm by means of in-vitro fertilization for the making of an embryo. It can require an adjustment that Mother Nature then provides, correcting or filling in with the natural process. This connection with the combined expertise of biological science, technology, and Mother Nature in creating a child may or may not prove to be healthy for the newborn.

It has been said that stem-cells from human tissue, such as blood or fat, may be used for healing the body. It is known that the immune system can and does keep human tissue healthy. The body can be self-healing. Those who do not have the advantages of orthodox medical care do get better. The creative force rules with justice, and in spite of a weakness coming from heredity, the human body is provided with the potential for attaining wholeness.

Thought is innate. It sets the brain in motion and awareness. It connects with the immune system for healing physical and mental disorders. In the natural world, living matter supports living matter spiritually and biologically. It can be deemed fair that stem-cells coming from inert embryos or from human tissue, and being used and proven to provide wellness, and that achievement and joy which follows, is unquestionably acceptable. Though restoration arrives with painful adjustments, great benefits have come from the direction of choice and chance. Know when to stop at success and be a winner!