A couple’s desire to start a family is a very natural thing, and part of the wonderful way God created us humans. It can be very sad if it turns out that a couple cannot conceive children. It is wonderful when this situation can be resolved through medical means. However, not everything that is possible is also right: artificial fertilisation, for example, leads to a number of ethical problems.
A child is always a gift that ultimately comes from God; it is not a “product” manufactured in a laboratory. Sometimes accepting the situation is the only solution, even though this may go against the natural desires of a couple. Adoption is also a possibility. And a marriage can also be truly fruitful in other ways, even without children.
