Pope Francis holds his “State of the World” speech at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on Jan. 8, 2024. Reporter Pope Francis on Monday called for a global ban on what he called the “deplorable” ...

Pope Francis made headlines on Jan. 8, 2024, when he called for a global surrogacy ban, stating, “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation ...

Surrogacy, a reproductive arrangement in which a woman carries and gives birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple, has provided a path to parenthood for many for whom it was previously ...

(The Conversation) — Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A scholar points out that surrogacy’s ethical value is dependent upon the people and ...