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Pope Francis calls for ban on ‘deplorable’ surrogacy

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He Papa Francisco asked on Monday global ban on surrogacydescribing this practice as “deplorable” and serious violations of the dignity of women and children. Francis’s statements are likely

He Papa Francisco asked on Monday global ban on surrogacydescribing this practice as “deplorable” and serious violations of the dignity of women and children.

Francis’s statements are likely to upset pro-LGBTQ+ groups as Surrogacy is usually used by gay or lesbian couples who want to have children.And they come after his historic decision to allow priests to bless same-sex couples.

“I consider the practice of so-called surrogacy, which constitutes a serious violation of the dignity of women and children, to be deplorable. based on the exploitation of situations of material need of the mother“, said.

“Accordingly, I look forward to the efforts of the international community to ban this practice everywhere.”

Francis, 87, made his comments at a 45-minute rally before diplomats accredited to the Vatican, which is sometimes called talking about the “state of the world”.

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There is little statistical data on the number of children born as a result of surrogacy. For ethical reasons, This practice is illegal in many countries around the world. and in some US states.

Critics of the practice warn of the potential for “poverty bias” against women who become surrogate mothers out of economic necessity.

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In Italycountry surrounding Vatican City, surrogacy is illegaland Georgia Premier Meloni’s right-wing coalition government is pushing legislation through parliament that would expand the existing ban and penalize couples who travel abroad for the procedure.

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Francisco, who heads more than There are 1.35 billion Catholics in the worldalso reaffirmed the Vatican’s condemnation of gender theory, which suggests that gender is more complex and fluid than the binary categories of man and woman, and depends on more than just visible sexual characteristics.

He called the theory “extremely dangerous because it eliminates difference in its claim to make everyone equal.”

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Source: Aristegui Noticias

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