Motherhood at a price – IVF is proving perilous
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By Fr John Flynn, Zenit
Even as in vitro fertilization treatments are being sought by growing numbers of women, more and more evidence is surfacing to confirm the downsides of its use.
Canadian doctor John Barrett described what he termed an "epidemic of multiple births, largely as a result of IVF," the National Post newspaper reported Sept. 22.
"What the IVF industry is doing is creating a population of sick babies … that is impacting all society," he said.
The number of multiple births in Canada increased by 45% to almost 12,000 a year in the period 1991 to 2008, according to the article, citing data from Statistics Canada.
In a further article on IVF on Sept. 26 the National Post reported that it is linked to rare genetic disorders.
Addressing a conference on fertility Dr. Rosanna Weksberg said that babies born as a result of IVF are up to 10 times more likely to have genetic problems. While she affirmed her support for the use of IVF, Weskberg also said she is seeing many IVF children with rare disorders.
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