Pope Francis Calls For Ban On Surrogacy

Pope Francis Calls For Ban On Surrogacy

“It's a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child,” Pope Francis demands that surrogacy be outlawed

Pope Francis has called for the outright outlawing of surrogacy, calling the practice "deplorable" and a woman bearing another person's child.

Francis called for the international community to outlaw surrogate motherhood, citing it as a serious violation of the rights of both mother and child.

In his New Year's speech to diplomats at the Vatican on Monday, January 8, 2024, the 87-year-old pope made this statement.

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According to him, “The path to peace calls for respect for life. This began with the life of the unborn child in the mother's womb, which cannot be suppressed or turned into an object of trafficking.

“In 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's material needs.

“A child is always a gift and never the basis of a commercial contract. Consequently, I express my hope for an effort by the international community to prohibit this practice universally.”