2377. Techniques involving only the married couple (homologous artificial insemination and fertilization) are perhaps less reprehensible, yet remain morally unacceptable. They dissociate the sexual act from the procreative act. the act which brings the child into existence is no longer an act by which two persons give themselves to one another, but one that “entrusts the life and identity of the embryo into the power of doctors and biologists and establishes the domination of technology over the origin and destiny of the human person. Such a relationship of domination is in itself contrary to the dignity and equality that must be common to parents and children.”167 “Under the moral aspect procreation is deprived of its proper perfection when it is not willed as the fruit of the conjugal act, that is to say, of the specific act of the spouses’ union …. Only respect for the link between the meanings of the conjugal act and respect for the unity of the human being make possible procreation in conformity with the dignity of the person.”168
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
178. How are the people of God formed?
485. In case of war, what does the moral law require?
55. What is divine providence?
253. How is Baptism prefigured in the Old Covenant?
509. What is the content of the social doctrine of the Church?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
What is the unchanging nature of God, according to Malachi 3:6?
What is the role of women in society, according to Ecclesiasticus 26:1-4?
What is David’s example of faith mentioned in Hebrews 11:32-40?
