The Catholic Church fired a teacher because she used in vitro fertilization (IVF).

In her lawsuit, Herx claims that her bishop told her that IVF “is an intrinsic evil, which means no circumstances can justify it. “ She also claims in her lawsuit that her parish pastor told her that she was a “grave, immoral sinner” for pusuing IVF.

What business of an employer is it how a woman decides to conceive? There appears to be a continued, systematic and organized effort by individuals and groups of individuals in our country to try to restrict the freedoms of religion, non-religion, reproductive health and sexuality of others.

Religions, both the Western ones as well as Islam, continue to mess with people’s freedoms and rights, by holding back research, science and ultimately progress in a desperate attempt to hold onto their power.