Widening the Horizon of the Phenomenon of Infertility with Clarity and Compassionate Accompaniment

Binoy Chittilappilly Davies

doi:10.5294/pebi.2024.28.1.9

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Binoy Chittilappilly Davies Autor Research Student https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7273-7919

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https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2024.28.1.9

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Infertilidade, tecnologia de reprodução assistida, NaProTECHNOLOGY, embrião, unitivo e procriativo, adoção, paternidade, acompanhamento

Resumo

A infertilidade é um problema de saúde global que afeta muitos na população recente. A luta contra a infertilidade é um grande fardo para os casais que têm um profundo desejo de viver sua vocação de acolher o dom dos filhos de Deus. Muitas opções de tratamento oferecem esperança real para o casal infértil. Ainda assim, alguns procedimentos de tratamento apresentam sérios problemas morais por não respeitarem a dignidade da vida e a dignidade dos relacionamentos conjugais. É necessário um acompanhamento compassivo dos casais inférteis, com orientações claras, para ajudá-los a abordar a infertilidade de uma forma que proteja a dignidade da pessoa humana e respeite o plano divino de Deus para sua vocação de assumir a paternidade espiritual.

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