Season: 13 Episode: 186

Summary:

The Bible is clear that children are a blessing from the Lord. Does how we conceive them matter to God and is there something morally wrong with reproductive technologies? Katie Breckenridge writes on the ethics of reproductive technologies and abortion for Salvo Magazine and Them Before Us, and she is on the show to share how Christians ought to think about and have these conversations with others. This episode is not meant to offend anyone who has conceived a child through reproductive technologies or adopted a child. The goal is to get us thinking about what God, the giver of life, says about how we ought to value human life and what that means for the Church.

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Connect With Katie Breckenridge

Katherine Breckenridge is the author of the book “Silent Sorrows: Let’s talk about abortion, reproductive technologies, and adoption,” and has written for numerous outlets on beginning and end-of-life issues such as the Federalist, Salvo magazine, National Catholic Register, and Society of St. Sebastian, as well as articles published in The Times UK and The Scotsman through her work as a research associate for the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics. She also works for the children’s rights organization Them Before Us and holds a masters degree in Mental Health and Wellness with an emphasis in family dynamics, a graduate certificate in trauma-informed practice, and is working towards a second masters in Bioethics.

Editor – Them Before Us

Author of Silent Sorrows: Let’s talk about abortion, reproductive technologies, and adoption

Question One

Tell us about your work at Them Before Us.

Question Two

When people say that women need access to reproductive rights, what are they really saying and why is this language dangerous? 

Question Three

I want to talk about something that is very sensitive among women – IVF. It wasn’t until I got into apologetics and took my certificate course through Biola that I studied the ethics of IVF and changed my mind about it. What do we need to consider as Christians when it comes to IVF?

Question Four

So reproductive technologies help women get pregnant when they have trouble. What is it that you bring to light in regard to these technologies and what do we need to be aware of? 

Question Five

How do you suggest we have conversations about abortion, the euphemisms of reproductive rights, and IVF, especially since some of these issues have been discussed during this election season?