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Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government

Jun. 12, 2024 17:56 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in “destruction of embryonic human life.” They...

A court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices

Jun. 05, 2024 14:35 PM EDT

When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen 20 years earlier by another couple. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forgo IVF out of ethical...

A court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices

Jun. 05, 2024 08:40 AM EDT

When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen 20 years earlier by another couple. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forgo IVF out of ethical...

More than 100 dogs rescued, eight arrested in suspected dogfighting operation, authorities say

Apr. 06, 2024 15:53 PM EDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than 100 dogs were rescued and eight people were arrested in an investigation of a suspected dogfighting operation in southern New Jersey, authorities said. Attorney General Matthew Platkin and state police said Friday that search warrants were executed...

Right to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome

Apr. 05, 2024 12:44 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican, with a top official calling for a broad-based alliance to stop the “commercialization of life.” A Vatican-affiliated university hosted a two-day conference promoting...