Since the first IVF birth in 1978, assisted reproduction has grown, with millions of children born globally, including over 450,000 in Germany by 2024. While addressing involuntary childlessness, techniques such as IVF and ICSI raise ethical concerns, often prioritizing adult desires over the child’s dignity. The German Embryo Protection Act limits such practices, but calls for a new reproductive medicine law challenge this. This article critiques the commodification of embryos, highlights risks such as feticide, and warns of the path toward eugenics, advocating for natural conception to uphold human dignity and the child’s rights.
Manfred Spieker, “Desire for Children and Reproductive Freedom: What Do Medicine, Social Ethics, and Churches Say?,” trans. Kai Weiß, Journal of Markets & Morality 27, no. 2 (2024): 109–124.