In the debate over IVF (in vitro fertilization), we hear the remark “Contraception and IVF are two sides of the same coin.”   What does this mean? It means that both contraception and IVF separate procreation from the marriage act. The marriage act has two essential qualities: the unitive (love giving, bonding), and the procreative (life giving). Contraception --- intercourse while using some physical or chemical means to prevent conception --- separates the unitive from the