I'm wondering if it was just 1 embryo they made,
if they were commited pro life- then they probably wouldn't be for that in vitro fertilization,
It was this single embryo that was then discarded. I still suspect the motives of the couple and wonder if they have gone forward, elsewhere to achieve a desired pregnancy.
Friends of ours are commited Christians and used the in-vitro method of conception. They made the decision and held to the belief that *all* embryos should be implanted. The first time they were able to implant one embryo (because only one was available) which resulted in a healthy birth of their little boy. The second attempt resulted in three embryos and of course all three were implanted. The triplets are now 7 months old. All four children are just beautiful!
My husband and I chose not to go that way. We're very blessed we were successful with an IUI procedure.
According to the linked article at the Sun-Times, there were originally 9 embryos and only one was frozen. The article implies that that was the only one that was viable. And there is no explanation as to why there was a delay in implantation.
It's potentially ethically problematic that there were 9, then 8. But, if the other 8 never grew correctly, or died after a few divisions, then there's no ethical dilemma. In that case, they were creating human life for the sake of the children themselves, at least as much as any parent who plans and yearns for a child. So the manipulation, using God-given medical technology (IMHO) was ethical.
That is the key to ethical reproductive technology: respecting each human life for him or herself, even while utilizing high technology to initiate his or her life.