# Do any religious sects denounce in vitro fertilization? (IVF) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 24, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-religious-sects-denounce-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/998013 "2024-02-24T03:04:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
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2013 polling from Pew suggests little opposition to IVF: > In vitro fertilization is: > Wrong: 12% > Not a moral issue: 46% > Morally Acceptable: 33% > **[Abortion Viewed in Moral Terms: Fewer See Stem Cell Research and IVF as Moral...](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/08/15/abortion-viewed-in-moral-terms/)** > > Regardless of their views about the legality of abortion, most Americans think that having an abortion is a moral issue. By contrast, the public is much less likely to see other issues involving human embryos – such as stem cell research or in vitro... Interestingly, Protestants and Catholics are tied in their (slight) opposition to IVF - 13% each. White evangelicals oppose by about the same amount - 14%. College grads oppose at 7%, while High School or less oppose at 16%. There appear to be a lot of respondents that are fine with IVF, but think abortion is morally wrong. 49% - 12% = 37%. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-religious-sects-denounce-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/998013)._