Note sull'episodio
In an age of IVF, embryo selection, and a rapidly expanding fertility industry, couples facing infertility are often given a clear message: if you want a child badly enough, technology can make it happen.
But what if that’s not the whole story?
What if infertility is not just a medical condition to be solved but a profound personal, relational, and even spiritual trial? And what if a life without biological children can still be deeply meaningful and truly fruitful?
In this episode of Bioethics Babe, I sit down with Leigh Snead, author of Infertile but Fruitful, fellow with the Catholic Association, and co-host of the nationally syndicated show Conversations with Consequences to explore the deeper questions surrounding infertility in the age of IVF.
We discuss:
- Why infertility is often misunderstood as a problem technology must fix
- The ethical and emotional questions many couples are never told about IVF
- Why adoption is not a “solution” to infertility but a distinct vocation
- The hidden grief many couples carry, even years later
- What it really means to live a fruitful life beyond biological parenthood
This conversation challenges one of the most dominant assumptions of our time: that every form of suffering should be eliminated and that every desire for a child must be fulfilled through technology and by any means necessary.
Instead, it asks a deeper question: What if fruitfulness is bigger than biology?
If this conversation resonated with you, consider subscribing to Bioethics Babe for more discussions at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and human dignity.
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