Pope Francis re: surrogate motherhood

[Jazzy]

Pope Francis called Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing the threats to global peace and human dignity.

He said the life of the unborn child must be protected and not “suppressed or turned into an object of trafficking.”

“I consider despicable 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’s material needs,” he said.

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Do you agree or disagree with his opinion on surrogate motherhood and why?

 

[Odë:hgöd]

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During my +/- 27 years of internet forum activity, I've encountered a number of
folk out there in cyberspace who sincerely believe Mary wasn't Jesus' natural
mother. They insist he was implanted, and she his surrogate.
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