Has Medicine Gone Too Far?

The topic of In Vitro Fertilization has always been extremely controversial. For some, this process has given them their greatest blessings that they wouldn't have been able to conceive naturally, and others condemn it as morally unjust.
In a post on the Belief Blog, Sean Savage explains his negative opinion towards the Catholic Church's beliefs on conceiving through alternative methods. Sean himself identifies as a Catholic, yet considers the Church's belief on IVF "discriminatory", which has stunned members of their church. He proudly explains him and his wife's personal experience with In Vitro after many unsuccessful fertility treatments. Sean explains his gratitude for the IVF treatment for blessing them with their third child. There are millions of couples in the world who have been in the same position as the Savages due to medical conditions. As scientific research continues to grow, more modern procedures are created everyday. These procedures provide individuals with opportunities they would have never gotten normally, whether it be IVF, reconstructed limbs, etc. This particular blog post uses very positive diction related to the blessings In Vitro can provide and expresses negativity towards the belief that sexual intercourse is the only moral method of conception.

At an opposing end of the spectrum, a post in Fertility Blog expresses some not so kind words on the topic of In Vitro. This blog took a very different approach that could be classified as Logos using statistics and dropping exact dollar amounts concerning the subject. The IVF process is linked to the modern world and media in this blog, which may be hinting that technology is partially to blame. The writer describes the opinions of critics who believe that the actual process, along with the unused eggs, is "going against nature and natural selection".  At the end of the blog, the writer provided questions for readers to ask themselves in order to form an opinion. I would consider these questions as somewhat one-sided, putting shame to any "artificial" method of conception. The question that specifically caught my attention was "If a couple is infertile, should we view this as natural selection at work?". This automatically stirs up the never ending religion vs. science debate, in which both may respond "Yes" to the question without taking into consideration the factors that are unique to every couple.

In Vitro Fertilization is seen as a blessing to some and as a curse to others. There is no doubting that this topic will forever be considered controversial. When it comes to medicine, where is the stopping point, if any?