[Avodah] [Areivim] Halachic Infertility, or, Abolishing Shivah Neki'im

[Rich, Joel]

On Mon, December 11, 2006 4:57 am, R Moshe Yehuda Gluck wrote to
Areivim:
: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/798797.html

For a more serious discussion, see
<http://www.yoatzot.org/article/77> -- Halachic Infertility - Diagnosis
<http://www.yoatzot.org/article/63> -- Treatment

There are ways of shortening the time until a hefseiq taharah as well.
But if all else fails, there have been pesaqim lequlah -- at least
before IVF. Now that a couple can produce a baby without violating
minhag yisrael, as IVF-H involves simpler halachic issues (donation for
the purpose of procreation) than eliminating 7 neqiim, I do not know if
those teshuvos are still applied.

But finding a doctor who wants to do away with minhag yisrael altogether
is just a Haaretzism, and an Areivim discussion if anywhere.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi
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I thought the issue was the additional 5 days, not the 7 neqiim. IIRC
except for lo plug (I know that's a big except) there could be
circumstances where the logic of all the extra 5 days would not apply.

I'm also curious about your calculus of "simpler halachik issues", I
agree that the vast majority of contemporary poskim allow it in cases of
infertility. IIRC at least some say there is no kiyum of pru urvu
("just" shevet) and in theory they are "allowing" the infertility
argument to overcome haschatat zera and identification of parents'
concerns.

What if a woman's cycle were such that if we shortened the 5 to 4 she
could get pregnant. I'm guessing that using some of the possibilities
alluded to above, a posek might well say not to go ivf but rely on such
a kula (especially given the cost of IVF).

Of course my memory on these items may be patchy, lmaaseh , and
especially in print, my recollection is that these types of issues are
all covered under consult your LOR.

KT
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