1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsnsymmondshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/nsymmondsVatican Issues Instruction on Bioethics, In Vitro Fertilizationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nd8bO31M2L"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/12/vatican-issues-instruction-on">Vatican Issues Instruction on Bioethics, In Vitro Fertilization</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/12/vatican-issues-instruction-on/embed#?secret=nd8bO31M2L" width="600" height="338" title="“Vatican Issues Instruction on Bioethics, In Vitro Fertilization” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="nd8bO31M2L" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The Vatican on Friday issued the most authoritative and sweeping document on bioethical issues in more than 20 years, taking into account recent developments in biomedical technology and reinforcing the Roman Catholic church’s opposition to in vitro fertilization, human cloning, genetic testing on embryos before implantation and embryonic stem cell research. The Vatican document says…