On IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)

by Stephanie Gray Connors

In vitro fertilization (IVF)—the conceiving of new human beings in a laboratory—has become a widespread and international industry affecting millions upon millions of people. By some estimates, over eight million children in the US have been born as a result of this technology since 1978. But is it ethical to create human beings by science and not by sex? Is IVF inherently good or inherently evil? Or, perhaps, is it something that is sometimes right and other times wrong, depending on the circumstances? In this timely volume in Word on Fire’s Dignity Series, Stephanie Gray Connors engages both the mind and the heart in answering these increasingly urgent questions. Looking at the morality of IVF and the stories of people who have either embraced or refused it, On IVF will draw readers into the profound suffering of infertility and miscarriage, the difficulties and dangers of IVF, and the hope-filled alternatives that honor the dignity of human beings—both born and preborn.

158 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 17, 2025

About the author

Stephanie Gray Connors is an international presenter who has spoken in Costa Rica, Latvia, England, Ireland, the United States, and across Canada for more than 16 years. She has formally debated abortion doctors and professors at universities, and has had countless one-on-one conversations about abortion at pro-life exhibits. Stephanie has done hundreds of media interviews, which include being a guest on CTV News, CBC News, CBC s The Current, Global News, EWTN, Catholic Answers Radio, 100 Huntley Street s Listen Up, and the Miracle Channel s Insight. She has been interviewed by ABC-, NBC-, FOX-, and CBS-affiliated television news programs throughout the Midwest of the United States. Much of Stephanie s media experience was generated during her 12 years as executive director and co-founder of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, a ministry that took her to Alberta and Ontario. In 2014, she returned to her home province of British Columbia and now speaks on behalf of her ministry Love Unleashes Life. Stephanie is Faculty at Blackstone Legal Fellowship where she trains law students from around the world about conversing persuasively on abortion. She is also author of A Physician s Guide to Discussing Abortion. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UBC in Vancouver, and a Certification, with Distinction, in Health Care Ethics, from the NCBC in Philadelphia.