IVF

The pros of IVF are that it allows a couple to conceive a child if they are otherwise unable to do so. However, the church believes that there are many cons to IVF otherwise. IVF may lead to unnecessary abortions, or other means of killing embryos. In my opinion, IVF is not a bad practice. That being said, I believe that every embryo should be given a chance at life. No embryos should be discarded of or used for research, and no embryos should be aborted once taken to in the womb. The financial cost of IVF, although an important factor for the couple deciding to use IVF, in my opinion does not affect the morality of the practice in the least. If a couple is able to afford the practice, and would put into practice the correct moral practices in the process of conceiving a child, then IVF in my opinion is ok. 

Abortion: Why isn't this a National Outrage?

Although I was unaware of this case prior to class discussions and reading about Gosnell, since I have now read the story I am aware of the parameters it has consisted of. I think it has not been a large national story because of the controversy that abortion has caused across the globe. Although most human beings believe in the grotesqueness and utter injustice of murdering a baby as it is born, many believe it is just to murder a baby when it is still in the womb. This discrepancy between different beliefs is what may be preventing this story from becoming a national story. Additionally, the fact that the people that are mistreated are more likely to be African Americans, seems to be a reason for it not to be a big story in the media. I do believe that if the women that were mistreated were white, the story would be definitely considered more mainstream. I don't agree with any of the things that have anything to do with the entire story, including how it was broadcasted. 

The Changing Face of Marriage

The Church has ingrained in the minds of Catholics that marriage is between and man and a woman. Traditionally, media and the world were trained to think the same way. However, recently, there have been changes in media to incorporate new types of relationships. For example, in the show Modern Family, a gay couple is shown, and so is a couple with an older husband and a younger wife. The changing structure of marriage in today's society has many pros and cons. This may include pros in the form of accepting everyone in society. However, many conservatives see cons in that it is breaking tradition. 

But the main change in marriage not involved with sexual orientation is the change in breadwinning and salaries. Recently, the marriage roles have reversed women have become the breadwinners. Women's salaries have increased and men have begun to take on roles of a stay-at-home-dad, making this a new norm. 

The Pew Trust from 2010 say that those with a college degree are less likely to experience divorce and multiple marriages than those without a college degree. I am not quite sure of the correlation in this context, but maybe the marriages of those with degrees are more likely to work on saving a marriage, or taking time in those that they may choose as a spouse. 

Parents are called to teach the catholic faith to their children, which is what can be defined as the domestic Church. I hope to one day establish the domestic church in my household.