Opinion

‘The Pope has condemned surrogacy - but I believe it deserves a second chance’

By 2024-01-26T09:00:00

Pope Francis

Writer Shannon Cramer writes an open letter on her journey with surrogacy, and explains why she believes it is a blessing from God.

Dear Pope Francis,

On January 8th, you called for a global ban on surrogacy. I applaud the Catholic church for championing the welfare of financially vulnerable women and for protecting embryo life. Surrogacy can have a lot to answer for when it becomes a big business that treats human participants as commercial transactions.

But if done with care, I believe gestational surrogacy can embody the best of the human spirit and bring glory to God. My husband, Parker, and I are Christians and hoping to be parents through surrogacy. This is our story.

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