Abstract

CHITTILAPPILLY DAVIES, Binoy. WIDENING THE HORIZON OF THE PHENOMENON OF INFERTILITY WITH CLARITY AND COMPASSIONATE ACCOMPANIMENT. pers.bioét. [online]. 2024, vol.28, n.1, e2819.  Epub July 24, 2024. ISSN 0123-3122.  https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2024.28.1.9.

Infertility is a global health issue affecting many in the recent population. Struggling with infertility is a great burden for couples who have a deep desire to live out their vocation to welcome the gift of children from God. Many treatment options offer real hope for the infertile couple. Still, some treatment procedures pose serious moral problems by failing to respect the dignity of life and the dignity of marital relationships. Here needs a compassionate accompaniment to infertile couples with clear guidance and help them to approach infertility in a way that protects the dignity of the human person and respects God's divine plan for their vocation to assume spiritual parenthood.

Keywords : Infertility; assisted reproductive technology; NaProTECHNOLOGY; embryo; unitive and procreative; adoption; parenthood; accompaniment.

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