Rap you are correct there are lots of bone head rules that are man made IMO in the church. However, the decision to raise children rests with the husband and wife. Their decision, so if they do IVF or don't do IVF and they are Catholic. Why does anyone here on this thread care as you are not the father or the mother? How does the decision to use IVF or not use IVF by a Catholic affect your day to day life, unless of course it is only to strengthen ill will as it seems lately.

Rap is right with contraceptives, unwanted pregnancies and disease affects everyone so their is a valid concern ... but not in this case.

I heard a priest say, scientific means for having a child is fine, but one cannot carelessly discard life .. that is the only issue. To the church if 3 eggs are fertilized 3 are implanted. By the way my understanding is they normally implant 6-8 with one taking. The church doesn't want lets fertilize 15 freeze them so someday within the next 2 years we can use them and then toss a life away. That is their position. That is how the priest here councils and how the catholic hospitals handle it .. not a bad approach to me. But again I am not a young man with a young wife who wants kids.