{"id":304828,"date":"2024-01-09T08:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=304828"},"modified":"2024-01-08T17:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T23:52:22","slug":"pope-francis-deplorable-surrogacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pope-francis-deplorable-surrogacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis calls for end to ‘deplorable’ practice of surrogacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pope Francis called surrogacy “deplorable” in a speech to the world’s ambassadors on Monday, calling for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe path to peace calls for respect for life, for every human life, starting with the life of the unborn child in the mother\u2019s womb, which cannot be suppressed or turned into an object of trafficking,\u201d Pope Francis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this regard, I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child, based on the exploitation of situations of the mother\u2019s material needs. A child is always a gift and never the basis of a commercial contract.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udfa5VIDEO | Pope Francis called surrogacy \u201cdeplorable\u201d and called for a global ban on the exploitative practice of \u201cso-called surrogate motherhood\u201d in a speech to all of the world\u2019s ambassadors to the Vatican. pic.twitter.com\/42hbwZCPaT<\/a><\/p>\n

— EWTN Vatican (@EWTNVatican) January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n