Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government

Southern Baptist Convention opposes in vitro fertilization, embryo destruction

Members of the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution opposing in vitro fertilization, worried on the possibility of embryos being destroyed.

Southern Baptists formally oppose in vitro fertilization

The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, came out against in vitro fertilization at its annual meeting Wednesday.

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government

Southern Baptists have expressed alarm over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced at their annual meeting in Indianapolis. They approved a resolution lamenting that the creation of

Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in "destruction of embryonic human life."