Science vs. the Bible

So I'm reading a Today's Christian Woman magazine and come across a full page ad for an embryo adoption agency (embryoadoption.org). Now, this strikes me as oxymoronic to say the least. The idea is that families who are trying to create children via in vitro fertilization are often left with "extra" embryos after successfully becoming pregnant.

Apparently there are limited options for those "extra" embryo/children-to-be: 1) destroy them, 2) donate to science, and now, 3) let another family adopt your embryo.

I've long been a believer that we should not be in the business of messing with the life process. This includes abortion, assisted suicide, cloning, in vitro fertilization, sperm donors, frozen sperm to be used years later, and yes, even the modification of fruits and vegetables.

Humans did not come up with the idea of life, humans did not create life to begin with (duh!), humans still cannot create life, yet humans are arrogant enough to think they can improve upon the life process.

Listen folks, I offer to you a motto to live by... "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." Think about it.

But back to the point.

Option 1, destroying the embryos, is, in my opinion, destroying life...abortion...murder.

Option 2, donating to science, yields the same results as option 1

Option 3, while on the surface appears to be the ideal solution, isn't. Granted, it's the best of the three options, yet it has tremendous consequences.

(And keep in mind that this advertisement is in a Christian magazine.)

One. A couple wants kids, but appears to be unable to have them naturally. Rather than trust God to provide children or not as He sees fit, they take matters into their own hands.

Two. The in vitro fertilization process creates many embryos -- necessary for the success of the process since the first one doesn't always 'take'. This step creates many unborn babies.

Three. Now that there are more embryo/babies than the couple wants (again, taking matters into their own hands by determining the size of their family) there is the dilemma of what to do with the remaining embryo/babies.

Four. They're adopted out to a loving family who also appears to not be able to have children naturally and who also take matters into their own hands rather than trust the Lord. Now this child of the original parents has siblings out there that they know nothing about. Furthermore, are these other children technically fraternal twins (triplets, quads, quints, etc.)?

Five. The original parents have other completely biological children out there!

Six. Do the original parents have any rights to the other children born of their embryos? You may say no, but there have been cases such as this with the adoption of children where the birth parents change their minds and want their child back.

If a mother gives birth to twins or triplets naturally, but only had planned on having one child, does she, upon birth, give the "extras" up for adoption? Or to science? Or have them destroyed?

This brings up so many other scientific marvels that just rankle me. But I'll save those for another time.