Pope Francis called this Monday for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of “surrogacy”, considering that the “commercialization” of pregnancy is a threat to human dignity.
In a speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Francis referred to surrogacy by listing a series of threats to world peace and human dignity.
According to the Pope, the life of the fetus must be protected and not “suppressed or transformed into an object of trafficking.”
“I consider the practice of so-called surrogacy to be despicable, which represents a serious violation of the dignity of women and children, based on the exploitation of situations that involve the material needs of the mother,” he stated, quoted by the agency. American news. Associated Press (AP).
Noting that a child is a gift and “never the basis of a commercial contract,” Francis called for a global ban on “surrogacy” to “prohibit this practice universally.”
The Pope had already expressed the opposition of the Catholic Church to what he called “womb rental”, prohibited in some European countries, such as Spain and Italy.
However, the Vatican’s doctrinal department clarified that homosexual parents who resort to “surrogacy” can baptize their children.
Presenting the list of evils that afflict humanity and the growing violation of international humanitarian law that allows them, Francis cited Russia’s war in Ukraine, the war between Israel and Hamas, migrations, climate crises and “immoral” production. “of nuclear and conventional weapons.
Source: TSF
