The problem I have with this whole thing is if she had undergone procedures in the office to help her become fertile, the doctor knew her intent. He should have denied her up front. There are clinics that state up front they do not cater to homosexual couples or single women. But to introduce a 'policy' or belief after someone has already received infertility treatment seems highly unethical, not morally upright.
do you similarly have a problem with Catholic hospitals, staffed by Catholic physicians, refusing to perform abortions because it is proscribed by their religious beliefs?
Not necessarily. She might have lied her head off from the beginning about what she wanted and the way she wanted it.
Actually, she must have lied. I know several people who have been treated for infertility, and their spouses were deeply involved in the entire process. Since she was not trying to conceive a child sexually with a man, I don't see how she could deflected the necessary questions about the prospective father's health WITHOUT lying. I don't even know how she could know for a fact that she was infertile.
And by the way, there are a lot of things that can be done to increase fertility that do not involve artificial insemination or fetal reduction, so a Catholic doctor could legitimately participate in those whithout being accused of "not practicing what he preaches".
Or maybe he's NOT a good Catholic, but still feels like he has to draw the line somewhere. That's fine with me too. Just because someone has fallen into one or more evils himself doesn't mean he has to participate in even more.