catzmeow
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I feel really bad for these people. I used to work in the medical field and we did various blood tests for doctors. One was fertility. My boss was from Chicago and had worked previously at a catholic hospital and she said that hospital would not allow semen analysis testing for fertility because it was against church rule since the specimen deposit was not going in the correct bank so to speak. So people who followed the teaching would not find out til years later they were infertile and only did so by assumption so by the time they entered the adoption process they were turned down because of their age. The only option to them left if they wanted a child is to go outside the lines and do invitro. Most men who are considered infertile are not devoid of sperm altogether. They just have a low count...a low count is less than a million in each ejaculation. I think. I was not a tech so I am not sure of that number exactly. They check for the motility then abnormalities like multiple heads and tails fructose which causes them to die off how many in a slide are swimming in a circle or not moving at all. They also check for how long it they live..anyway if these things are not determined because it is against the doctrine some people are left with little choices if they truly want a family. I do also see that taking more eggs and fertilizing them then holding them would be a violation as well. It is just sad that there seems to be no compromise for these couples.
I would probably feel bad for these people if there weren't so many children languishing in foster care systems around the U.S.
You want a child? There are plenty out there. They may not be genetically identical or biologically perfect, but there are plenty of unwanted children in the system who need parents.
If you're really a faithful follower of the guy who wrote Matthew 25:31-46, you ALWAYS have options besides biologically engineering yourself a child who is your mini-me. It is just something to keep in mind.