CV NEWS FEED // In a recent interview with CatholicVote, Sister Renée Mirkes, director of the Center for NaProEthics at the Saint Paul VI Institute in Omaha, offered a compelling defense of NaProTechnology as a groundbreaking and morally sound alternative to in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Drawing from decades of research and clinical success, she outlined how NaProTechnology not only addresses infertility but also restores women’s reproductive health — something IVF fails to do.
Sr. Renée’s remarks follow her recent open letter to Vice President JD Vance, in which she urged him to recognize NaProTechnology as “exemplary reproductive medicine that — unlike IVF — is moral to its core.”
Founded by Dr. Thomas Hilgers in response to Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae, the Saint Paul VI Institute has been at the forefront of advancing pro-life women’s health care for more than four decades. Its flagship innovation, NaProTechnology, has helped countless couples conceive naturally by treating the underlying causes of infertility, boasting significantly higher success rates than IVF — all while avoiding the ethical concerns surrounding embryo destruction and artificial conception.
Sr. Renée, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, shared with CatholicVote how NaProTechnology provides an effective, science-based approach to reproductive healthcare that upholds the Catholic Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life and marriage. Read more.
