Summary
- The largest Protestant group in the US, the Southern Baptist Convention, has condemned the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
- A resolution was passed urging members to only utilize reproductive technologies consistent with the affirmation of the right to life of every human being.
- The success of the resolution marks a victory for the anti-abortion movement and could signal a shift in support for IVF among evangelical Protestants.
- The resolution also called on members to “promote” adoption as an alternative to IVF.
