Pope Francis has called for a global ban on surrogate motherhood. The leader of the Roman Catholics equated the practise to child trafficking while meeting with ambassadors to the Vatican.
Surrogate motherhood is a practice used by single persons, unfertile or same-sex couples to bear children.
The Pope said,
“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.” He added that “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." Francis stated in a written document.
Many people including celebrities like Michael Jackson have used surrogates to bear offsprings. The practise has been commercialised and is usually affordable to the well-to-do.
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