Recommended Reading

Books

A Matter of Life: The Story of a Medical Breakthrough.

Conceived by Science: Thinking Carefully and Compassionately about Infertility and IVF.

Hope to Die. The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body.

Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement.

Human Embryos, Human Beings.

Embryo: A Defense of Human Life.

The Concentration Can: When Does Human Life Begin? an Eminent Geneticist Testifies.

The Mother Machine: Reproductive Technologies from Artificial Insemination to Artificial Wombs

Brave New World

Articles

“When Does Human Life Begin? A Scientific Perspective.”

“Application To File Amicus Trial Brief Supporting Position That Two Female Embryos Are Human Beings And Deserving Of The Court’s Protection; And Accompanying Brief.”

“Acorns and Embryos. On bad metaphors in debates about the beginning of life.”

“Discarding IVF embryos: reporting on global practices.”

“IVF Test Actually Rules Out Viable Embryos.”

Podcasts

Doctor, Doctor #83 – Charity and Clarity: Artificial Reproductive Technology

Doctor, Doctor #265 -In Vitro Fertilization: Science and Morality

Documentaries

Eggsploitation

When Does Life Begin?

When Does Human Life Begin? The Scientific Evidence. Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. 2020.

When Does Human Life Begin? A Scientific Perspective. Condic. 2008.

When Does Human Life Begin? The Scientific Evidence and Terminology Revisited.

The Origin of Human Life at Sperm-Egg Fusion: Quotes Compiled from Medical Textbooks and Peer-Reviewed Scientific Literature. Condic. Compiled 2021.

Human Embryos, Human Beings. Condic and Condic. 2018.

Embryo: A Defense of Human Life. George. 2011.

Human Development. Assorted Quotes from Textbooks.

Life Begins at Fertilization. Assorted Quotes from Textbooks.

When do Human Beings Begin? Irving. 1999