CONCEPTION

(See also Birth Control; Childbearing; Immaculate Conception of Mary; Infertility; Pregnancy)

artificial insemination:

donor transmits undetected mutation: g 2/11 29

using husband’s sperm: g95 9/22 29

in vitro fertilization (test-tube babies): w12 12/15 14-16

Catholic view: g87 8/8 29

life begins at: g92 1/22 16; g90 10/8 26-27

Mary’s, of Jesus: ijwbq article 153; it-2 56; bhs 45; bh 42; lr 32-33; w02 3/15 19; g99 8/8 30; ct 145-146; rs 255

whether Mary’s ovum was used: w08 3/15 30

sex of offspring: g93 6/8 30; g92 7/8 6

method for selecting: g97 4/8 28