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In the declaration, the dicastery cautions against threats to human dignity that begin at the moment of conception, that exist in the process of procreation, and that threaten humanity toward the end of life.
Michigan will join the large majority of states in the country that permit paid surrogacy. The only remaining states to not permit paid surrogacy are Nebraska and Louisiana.
The new document will be discussed during a press conference April 8 from Rome.
Pope Francis, affirming Church teaching, calls for a global ban on the $14-billion global industry that is expected to grow to nine times that amount over the next decade.
Speaking on behalf of the U.S. bishops, Bishop Robert Barron condemned the practice of surrogacy, joining Pope Francis in doing so.
The Pope has also warned against ‘rent a womb,’ as it is called in Spanish.
The devastating consequences of treating children like commodities and the women who carry them as subordinates.
Gestational surrogacy involves violations of the moral law at multiple levels.
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