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Jason DeRose

Despite church prohibitions, Catholics still choose IVF to have children

The Catholic Church officially opposes in vitro fertilization, yet many Catholics don't view IVF as morally wrong. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images)

After first meeting while in Catholic high school, Erin and Mickey Whitford dated for 12 years: through college, grad school and early into their careers. Then, three years ago, the Cleveland couple married.

"We did make a promise to ourselves in front of our whole congregation at our wedding that we were going to accept children and love them and raise them Catholic," Erin says. "It just seems that our journey is a little different."

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