Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston, who serves as the associate pastor of apologetics and cultural engagement at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, praised President Donald Trump for signing an executive order aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Johnston also serves as the dean of spiritual development at Prestonwood Christian Academy and is the founder and President at Christian Thinkers Society.
All five of Johnston’s children were all born through the means of IVF.
The SBC pastor took to social media to express his belief that being pro-life requires being pro-IVF.
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“Pro-Life is Pro-IVF,” Johnston said. “I’m grateful for @realdonaldtrump IVF Executive Order. Infertility is a medical condition much like diabetes. We have insurance coverage for diabetes management but not infertility? This is a medical condition that people have no control over.”
Johnston added, “All five of our children are miracles resulting from the God-given miracle of IVF. I’m so thankful for President @realdonaldtrump Exec Order on IVF.”
“What lawmakers and legislators fail to understand is that human reproduction is very inefficient,” he continued. “In near-perfect conditions (the IVF lab), an embryo has an approximately 60% chance to become an ongoing pregnancy. A striking 40% of embryo transfers will fail and/or miscarry (these are audited national data available at the CDC.)”
“Over the course of time, before a natural pregnancy even begins, multiple embryos will likely have attempted to attach to the womb as future parents try to have children,” Johnston added. “Only 25% of the time are they successful. Since 75% of embryos fail (or are “not viable”) should couples stop having sex? Think about the logic.”
“People of faith should embrace IVF as a gift from God,” Johnston told ChurchLeaders. “The desire of some in the Southern Baptist Convention to ban IVF is uncritical and is not the way forward.”
“A blanket band of IVF will not accomplish anything,” he added. “There is a way forward with the miracle of IVF governed with a biblical worldview.”
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