Bishop Emeritus of Tyler, Texas, Joseph Strickland, has said that President Donald Trump’s support for in-vitro fertilization has left voters without a truly pro-life candidate in the 2024 race for the White House.
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In two X posts issued one and two days after the former president made his stunning announcement in the swing state of Michigan, Strickland warned against the immorality of the practice while lamenting its implications.
“IVF ignores God’s design and condemns many embryos to destruction. The bottom line is that IVF is one more example of playing God,” he said. “Biden is an atrocity, but Trump is wrong about IVF. So sad that we are left without a profoundly ProLife candidate.”
IVF ignores God’s design and condemns many embryos to destruction. The bottom line is that IVF is one more example of playing God. Biden is an atrocity but Trump is wrong about IVF. So sad that we are left without a profoundly ProLife candidate. https://t.co/xoG75krhpy
— Bishop J. Strickland (@BishStrickland) August 31, 2024
Strickland followed up his remarks by sharing a post by Crisis Magazine editor-in-chief Eric Sammons. Sammons had argued that Catholics “cannot for any reason obtain or support IVF treatments” for three main reasons.
“1) It separates procreation from the conjugal act, which undermines the sanctity and purpose of sexual relations. 2) It stores human embryos in freezers, which is an affront to human dignity. 3) It typically involves discarding ‘leftover’ embryos, which is direct murder,” he said.
Thank you for this clarity Eric. We must pray that those seeking public office will see the light of truth and we must do all we can to enlighten them. https://t.co/VReb3CvaIs
— Bishop J. Strickland (@BishStrickland) August 31, 2024
Strickland’s comments come amid intense debate between pro-life activists and conservative supporters of Trump. Lila Rose of Live Action has come under intense criticism by the latter after hinting that she may not vote for Trump due to his continued moderation on social issues.
Catholic podcaster and author Taylor Marshall, who was previously involved in the group “Catholics for Trump” in 2020, expressed similar dismay at Trump’s about-face.
