Wednesday, February 19, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 05:24)“Because We Want More Babies” — President Trump Announces IVF Expansion, But the End Does Not Justify the MeansPresident Donald J. Trump Expands Access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) by The White HousePart II (05:24 - 18:47)The Moral Risk and Moral Wrong Behind IVF: The Problem of Abstracting Sex From ReproductionTrump signs executive order expanding access to IVF, says White House by The Guardian (Léonie Chao-Fong and Carter Sherman)On the Ethical Realities of Reproductive Technologies and the Dignity of the Human Embryo by The Southern Baptist ConventionWhy the Southern Baptists Said No to IVF by The Wall Street Journal (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Andrew Walker)Part III (18:47 - 22:49)Elon Musk, His Children, and IVF: A Media Claim About Musk’s 13th Child Raises Major Moral QuestionsElon Musk’s Babies Were Conceived Via IVF And Surrogacy - Is It The Future Of Reproduction? by Forbes (Alex Zhavoronkov)Part IV (22:49 - 26:06)The Moral Revolution Goes After Shakespeare – New Playwrights Attempt to Overhaul Romeo and Juliet for a ‘Non-Binary’ WorldSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.