tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932758884380798923.post3296128205700853749..comments2022-06-20T04:50:29.529-07:00Comments on Holiness, Not Perfection: Why an FET is not IVFKarolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882350873385549751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932758884380798923.post-44086318113797643032013-03-25T12:10:15.779-07:002013-03-25T12:10:15.779-07:00A recent nasty comment made me realize that speaki...A recent nasty comment made me realize that speaking the truth is going to anger people. For years I erred on the side of being politically correct so as not to be accused of thinking of myself as somehow holier-than-thou. But with a mature faith comes the realization that there will be times when I will be accused of ugly things because someone is defensive of their own decisions.<br /><br />If I were writing about adopting a child that resulted from a rape, no one would dream of accusing me of being self-righteous by condemning the rape while at the same time availing myself to raise the child. <br /><br />According to what my faith teaches, no, our donors should not have done IVF. However, since they did, what I am grateful for and what is a praise-worthy act is that they chose to give them a chance via embryo adoption rather than destroying them like so many others do in their position. But by pointing out their initial mistake, I am in no way suggesting that I am without faults. IVF is simply not one of the sins on my repertoire. <br /><br />That is a fact that neither makes me better nor worse than my sisters who do IVF. It simply is what it is. A defensive reaction from a reader is a sign of a conscience at work. It may hurt my pride, but it's not about me; it's about the children being created, stored, and discarded as if they had no human dignity. Karolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882350873385549751noreply@blogger.com