Flora Watkins asked the question “Shouldn’t the Church reconsider IVF?” in the May 2024 issue of the Catholic Herald. Quite a few readers disagreed, judging by the letters sent to the magazine editor.

Rather than the Church reconsidering IVF, we all need to reconsider the options. IVF is widely seen as the standard and most effective answer to infertility issues, despite the fact that the medical field of restorative reproductive medicine has higher rates of success without any of the health risks and ethical issues surrounding IVF.