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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>R Zilberstein lists several objections to IVF<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1) Poskim have doubts about the Yichus of the child, eg if the father is a Cohen or if the child inherits the fayher<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>and if the father fulfills pru u-revu through IVF<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2) This goes against the kedusha that exists between husband and wife and now there is a doctor involved.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Therefore it is funny (me-guchach) for someone who already has children to use IVF to form a child with problems.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In particular the Steipler objected to all artificial means for having a baby for this destroys the tahara in<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>the creation of the baby. Siddur Beis Yaakov states that the quality of a child depends on the tzniut of the couple<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>which obviously does not occur through IVF.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Therefore R. Zilberstein concludes that Daas Torah is that the Torah does not demand that a couple use IVF<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>and they are not fulfilling the wishes of G-d. However, if the couple wants IVF for their natural desire to have a baby<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>it is difficult to prohibit it as long as they make sure that there is no outside sperm added and that the sperm of the<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>husband used is kept to a minimum to prevent destruction of sperm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>=========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>IIUC these objections could also apply to AIH(artificial insemination-husband). I find the juxtaposition of “they are not fulfilling the wishes of G-d.” and “ However, if the couple wants IVF for their natural desire “ intriguing. From whence does this natural desire spring if not from HKB”H and our focus (which imho flows from the will) on family? Why would it be difficult to prohibit ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>KT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Joel Rich<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><br><br><table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td>THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE <br>
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