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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alexander Butler

Pope Francis calls for ban on surrogacy and ‘commercialisation’ of pregnancy

Reuters

Pope Francis has called for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogacy and spoken out against the “commercialisation” of pregnancy.

Francis said surrogate motherhood represented a grave violation of the mother and child and urged the international community to prohibit the practice.

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