Catholic Teaching on IVF and Contraception Explained

For many people, the Catholic Church’s teaching on in vitro
fertilization and contraception is a hard one, but it is in
concordance with the nature of things. The nature of a thing, as
Fr. MIke puts it, is its “what-it’s-for-ness”. Sex is for
procreation and the unity of the couple. Equally important is the
fact that sex, not in vitro fertilization, is the natural way to
bring forth a new life. Contraception and in vitro fertilization
violate the nature of not only sex, but also the nature of the
person and life itself. If you feel that this teaching prohibits
you from being truly happy, Fr. Mike offers encouragement. It may
not seem fair to us at first, but the deep abiding peace we acquire
from living by God’s plan is better than anything we could acquire
by doing things our way.