Is IVF a Huge Ethical Mistake? | Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, MD
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
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🗓️ 18 April 2025
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Is there a dark side to fertility treatments? 😳🧫
Dr. Aaron Kheriaty—psychiatrist, bioethicist, and free speech warrior—joins to discuss. From destroyed embryos to artificial wombs, we’re diving into a future that feels more Black Mirror than baby bliss. 👶⚠️ Dr. Kheriaty makes the case that some reproductive tech comes with serious moral costs—even if the intentions are beautiful.
This episode isn’t about shame—it’s about asking the hard questions no one else will. If you’ve ever considered IVF or love someone who has, don’t skip this one. ❤️🔥
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| 0:00.0 | Is it possible for a couple to do IVF in a 100% ethical, moral way? |
| 0:05.6 | In my opinion, no. |
| 0:07.6 | Are only non-viable embryos what are being destroyed in the IVF process? |
| 0:13.7 | No, no, no. |
| 0:14.2 | Many healthy, viable embryos are being destroyed in the IVF process. |
| 0:19.1 | A petri dish is not a perfectly conducive environment for human life. |
| 0:22.8 | And no one ever asked their permission to do this. |
| 0:25.1 | You are one of the most credential doctors I've ever had on the show. |
| 0:28.6 | You are also probably the most controversial. |
| 0:31.3 | Bad things happen when good people fail to speak out. |
| 1:03.0 | You know, fail to speak out. Dr. Aaron Carriotti is a physician specializing in psychiatry with a focus on bioethics surrounding reproductive technology. In this interview, he will |
| 1:08.0 | present scientific and evidence-based arguments against fertility treatments like IVF. |
| 1:13.7 | Perspectives, you may have not heard before. |
| 1:16.1 | The goal is to gently encourage you to consider another viewpoint on the ethical issues surrounding these practices. |
| 1:23.1 | While every baby is a blessing, regardless of how they were conceived, |
| 1:26.8 | Dr. Kariotti invites you to consider that not all methods of conception are ethically sound or free from consequences. |
| 1:34.9 | The desire for a child is natural, but it's important to recognize that some fertility treatments, such as IVF, can bring with them ethical dilemmas that are often overlooked. |
| 1:44.9 | Dr. Carriotti does not seek to condemn those who pursue these treatments at all, and neither do I, |
| 1:50.3 | but rather to foster a conversation about the moral implications of these practices. |
| 1:54.9 | This interview aims to provide a thought-provoking perspective, |
| 1:58.1 | urging you to reflect deeply on the decisions surrounding reproductive |
| 2:02.5 | technologies and their broader societal impact. We also get into some new reproductive |
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