In vitro fertilization widely used. From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: October 15, 1999 | COPYRIGHT 1999 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Church condemns practice that has accounted for 300,000 births worldwide

Dawn Meadows had been married just a year when she and her husband decided to undergo in vitro fertilization at a St. Louis clinic as a last-resort effort to have their own child. Meadows had recently turned 40.

The couple faced some resistance from family members on religious grounds, so before making the final decision they consulted two priests, one during a retreat. Meadows and her husband are practicing Catholics and "totally pro-life," she said.

"Both priests told us the same thing," ...