54. Stacy Trasancos: IVF is Not the Way

About this episode

Jackie talks with Stacy Trasancos about her book and the Catholic Church's stance on IVF and related topics.

Jackie talks with Stacy Trasancos about her recent book I VF is Not the Way and explores the stance of the Catholic Church towards IVF, the rights of human embryos, the cross of infertility, and more. Stacy A. Trasancos is an adjunct professor of science and theology in the Catholic Studies program at Seton Hall University and in the undergraduate and graduate programs at Holy Apostles College and Seminary, where she is also the Undergraduate and Dual Enrollment Program Director. She is a fellow for Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Institute and author of Particles of Faith, Science Was Born of Christianity, Behold, It Is I, and 20 Answers: Bioethics. She earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State University and previously worked as a research chemist at DuPont. After becoming Catholic, she earned two M.A. degrees in dogmatic theology and systematic philosophy (both summa cum laude) from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. In 2024, she began a doctoral program in philosophy at St. Patrick’s Pontifical University in Maynooth, Ireland. She is the wife of José Trasancos and the mother of seven. IVF is Not the Way : https://a.co/d/0eQkjxc -- Thanks for listening! For more info on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jackie Angel, Bobby Angel

Guest: Stacy Trasancos

Topics covered

• IVF
• Catholic Church
• infertility
• human embryos
• bioethics

Keywords

• IVF
• Catholic Church
• infertility
• human embryos
• bioethics
• Stacy Trasancos

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seton Hall University, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Institute

Books & works: IVF is Not the Way, Particles of Faith, Science Was Born of Christianity, Behold, It Is I, 20 Answers: Bioethics

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