In Vitro Fertilisation: A Case Study

An australian contemporary ethical issue is In vitro Fertilisation (IVF). There are 2 sides to IVF with those being the Australian secular perspective and the catholic church teachings. This essay is going to explore the nature of both sides to what they both believe in. the australian secular is willing to accept IVF for the fact that gay marriage has just passed through parliament and that it gives the LGBTQI community the chance to experience pregnancy. IVF also gives the opportunity to couples who may be infertile the chance to become a family. The catholic church teachings are against IVF as they believe that Science is taking away from god’s creation. Another reason to why the Catholic church teachings are against IVF because it takes away from the dignity of the mother. The australian secular perspective is for IVF but the catholic church teachings are against IVF. …show more content…
Because IVF gives the opportunity to still have a baby even if it is not the natural way as you may not be able to. This may because of not being able to have natural intercouse. This can include the LGBTQI community as the vote has just been passed through the australian parliament that same sex marriage in now legal and if you are apart of the LGBTQI community you may be wanting to create a family and adventure on through life as a family and IVF gives you the opportunity to do so. The Australian House of Representatives have stated “ Religions can sit this one out “ and this is saying that if your church or other religious organisations don’t want to be apart of the same sex marriage appeal then you don’t. Australia’s modern society is changing all the time and this is just one example of it. And modern society is still going to continue to change and the australian secular is showing how to adapt to these