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My main concern with IVF is whether there are underlying problems preventing pregnancy that may cause serious problems for the children. Isn't infertility sometimes a sign that you shouldn't have children? I don't know.
Then there are the complications (re: multiple births and the related complications). As long as those involved are well aware of the risks and weigh them carefully, I don't see why they shouldn't be given the opportunity.
When a couple wants a child that badly, I'm sure it's a good environment for one to be born into.
And then, of course, it also provides wonderful family opportunities to the gay community.
I guess my bottom line is to seriously consider the health issues and to be prepared to deal with them appropriately. This is a child (or two or three) we're talking about here.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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