In this episode of Inter Vitam et Mortm: Between Life and Death: Interviews & Discussion with a Catholic Bioethicist, Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis interviews Laura Elm, the Founder and Executive Director of Sacred Heart Guardians and Shelter. Sacred Heart Guardians and Shelter is a charitable organization, guided by a profound respect for the dignity of every human person from the first moment of existence and founded with the mission of providing corporal and spiritual care for the youngest and smallest members of the human family. To this end, Sacred Heart Guardians and Shelter fascilitates a dignified, prayerful, Catholic burial for embryos who die in Artificial Reproductive Technology (ART) laboratories. In this poignant interview, Laura and Dr. Urlakis discuss the founding of Sacred Heart Guardians, and the unintended consequences of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) which prompted this necessary and unique mission. More information regarding Sacred Heart Guardians and Shelter can be found on their website at: https://sacredheartguardians.org/services/burial/. (July 22, 2019)
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