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UN Expert Urges Global Ban on Surrogacy
Faith Facts
- The United Nations Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem has called for a worldwide ban on all forms of surrogacy.
- The report describes surrogacy as inflicting exploitation and violence on women and children, violating their dignity and rights.
- Italy became the first nation to ban surrogacy both domestically and abroad, influencing other countries to consider similar measures.
Reem Alsalem warned the global community about the grave dangers of surrogacy, urging the adoption of international laws to prohibit the practice in order to protect women and children.
Her latest report recommends criminalizing surrogacy, outlawing advertisements, and extending vital support to women harmed by these arrangements.
“Surrogacy is clearly responsible for inflicting large-scale violence, abuse, and exploitation on women and children,” Alsalem said.
The report highlights that even so-called ‘altruistic’ surrogacy exploits vulnerable women and treats children as commodities, undermining the sanctity of life and the family unit.
“An inherent concern in surrogacy lies in the contractual programming of separation between a woman and the child she carries,” the report states. “These risks treating the child as a passive object of an agreement between adults or as a commodity.”
Italy’s leadership in banning surrogacy echoes a broader commitment to protect motherhood and wholesome family values, pressing other nations to follow suit for the sake of the next generation.
Eugenia Rocella, Italy’s minister for family, natality, and equal opportunities, said, “Existing international treaties on the protection of women’s and children’s rights should be updated to explicitly include surrogacy as a practice that undermines dignity and entails exploitation.”
ADF International and allied organizations support this initiative, emphasizing that true justice recognizes every child’s right to a mother and the respect due to every woman’s God-given worth.
“Surrogacy rests on a system of violence that dehumanizes women and children alike,” said Giorgio Mazzoli, ADF International’s director of UN advocacy. “States must develop a coordinated international response to end the grave human rights violations inherent in this practice.”
This global movement to end surrogacy upholds Biblical principles of life, dignity, and the natural family, urging faithful citizens everywhere to pray and take a stand against the commodification of God’s precious creation.
Faith Facts
- Dr Michael Tang relocated from London to Yorkshire to serve rural believers after observing urban church trends.
- Smaller rural churches often rely on older faithful members who continue to uphold traditional worship and community.
- The focus on headline-grabbing urban growth can overlook the steady witness of countryside congregations.
Big city churches full of young people are great, says Dr Michael Tang. But what about smaller rural ones, with their faithful older congregations?
After moving from London to Yorkshire, he’s learning to listen to the wisdom of age, not just the headline-grabbing reports of church growth.
“Big city churches full of young people are great, says Dr Michael Tang. But what about smaller rural ones, with their faithful older congregations?”
“After moving from London to Yorkshire, he’s learning to listen to the wisdom of age, not just the headline-grabbing reports of church growth.”
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Faith Facts
- Eric Metaxas emphasizes the biblical foundation of American self-government.
- Nathan Hale, executed by the British at age 21, exemplifies early American faithfulness and courage.
- Remembering heroic figures like Hale strengthens national resolve rooted in biblical truth.
Author Eric Metaxas recently spoke with The Christian Post about the urgent need to recall the biblical principles that shaped American self-government.
Metaxas pointed to the story of Nathan Hale, the 21-year-old patriot who was hanged by British forces 250 years ago this week, as a powerful example of sacrificial courage.
“We need to remember these heroic figures who laid down their lives for the cause of liberty,” he said.
The author stressed that such stories are not mere historical footnotes but living reminders of the Christian virtues that once defined the American experiment.
“Without these examples, we lose the moral imagination required to sustain freedom,” Metaxas added.
He urged believers and citizens alike to recover the memory of those who stood firm in faith and principle during the nation’s founding era.
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Faith Facts
- A North Carolina church baptized 458 people in one day.
- This event marks the largest single-day baptism in the congregation’s 137-year history.
- The congregation attributes the record turnout to God at work in their community.
A multisite church in North Carolina baptized 458 people in a single day. This remarkable turnout set a new record for the congregation.
The milestone surpasses any previous single-day baptism in the church’s 137-year history. Church leaders say the outpouring reflects God’s active work among their members and surrounding communities.
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