Anonymous
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Dear CPATS,
This is a serious and mature question and I wish to find an
answer.
- If a doctor was seeking to find reasons for a
couple's infertility problems and asked the man for a
sperm sample, how could the man do this without sinning?
Thank you,
Anonymous
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If a fertility doctor asks the man for a
sperm sample, how could the man do this without sinning? }
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Eric
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Hi Anonymous,
What I have heard — and I have to say I can't confirm that this
has been approved by moral theologians, but it seems sound to me — is to poke a hole in the end of a condom and have intercourse with
your wife.
The hole shows your openness to life, while still collecting
enough semen to provide a sample.
Hope this helps,
Eric
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John replied:
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Anonymous —
I believe the procedure involves the use of a condom which
is punctured, leaving open the possibility of conception
by normal means, and yet preserving most, if not all,
the sperm for the lab to do a sperm count.
John DiMascio
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Bob replied:
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Dear Anonymous,
He can have relations with his wife with a condom with
a hole in it, to allow some of the sperm to be passed
and some retained.
Of course, this may have to
be done in a facility in order to insure that the sperm
are not obsolete. This may sound bizarre, but it is consistent with Catholic moral teaching.
Good luck, and God bless you.
Bob K.
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Ed Furton from the National Catholic Bioethics Center replied:
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Mike:
What is said by your team is correct; however, there is a device manufactured for
this purpose, called a Silastic Sheath. I believe it is still available. It collects
some sperm for analysis while allowing the remainder to pass through to complete
the marital act.
Note: Here is a related
article on EWTN.
Ted
Edward J. Furton, M.A., Ph.D.
Ethicist and Director of Publications
The National Catholic Bioethics Center
https://www.ncbcenter.org
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