{"id":103974,"date":"2026-08-29T12:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=103974"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:35:03","slug":"ewtn-news-explains-why-does-the-catholic-church-oppose-surrogacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/ewtn-news-explains-why-does-the-catholic-church-oppose-surrogacy\/","title":{"rendered":"EWTN\u65b0\u95fb\u89e3\u6790\uff1a\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u5929\u4e3b\u6559\u4f1a\u53cd\u5bf9\u4ee3\u5b55\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The practice of surrogacy made national news in August when surrogate mother McKenna West fled to Texas to give birth to a baby after its biological parents requested it be aborted due to a treatable heart condition. West was sued by the couple for not adhering to the terms of the surrogacy contract, which included a clause allowing them to request abortion of the baby if it were found to have fetal abnormalities. The mother sought refuge in Texas and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The mother sought refuge in Texas and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-103974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69908,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/european-parliament-discusses-harms-of-surrogacy-after-eu-condemns-the-practice\/","url_meta":{"origin":103974,"position":0},"title":"European Parliament discusses harms of surrogacy after EU condemns the practice","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"30 12 \u6708, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Reem Alsalem (right), the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, opposes surrogacy at an Oct. 9, 2025, U.N. event hosted by the Italian government. \/ Credit: ADF International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 20, 2025 \/ 17:00 pm (CNA). The European Parliament and the United Nations have officially condemned the practice of surrogacy following reports of human rights violations against women and babies.&nbsp;Experts gathered on Nov. 19 for a meeting at the European Parliament that included U.N.\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Report to UN calls for global ban on surrogacy","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Report-to-UN-calls-for-global-ban-on-surrogacy.webp?fit=800%2C473&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Report-to-UN-calls-for-global-ban-on-surrogacy.webp?fit=800%2C473&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Report-to-UN-calls-for-global-ban-on-surrogacy.webp?fit=800%2C473&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Report-to-UN-calls-for-global-ban-on-surrogacy.webp?fit=800%2C473&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51795,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking\/","url_meta":{"origin":103974,"position":1},"title":"Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"9 11 \u6708, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bernardo Garc\u00eda is executive director of the Casablanca Declaration. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN Noticias\u201d\/Screenshot Lima Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 \/ 09:42 am (CNA). 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Garc\u00eda spoke to \u201cEWTN\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking.webp?fit=696%2C482&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking.webp?fit=696%2C482&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking.webp?fit=696%2C482&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66132,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/report-to-un-calls-for-global-ban-on-surrogacy\/","url_meta":{"origin":103974,"position":2},"title":"Report to UN calls for global ban on surrogacy","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"13 10 \u6708, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls (right), is set to present a report to the U.N. on Oct. 10, 2025. \/ Credit: ADF International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 9, 2025 \/ 17:41 pm (CNA). 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Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, introduced on July 21 a bill designed to protect pregnant mothers who are surrogates from being forced to have abortions.The \u2018\u2018Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026\u201d would prevent federal courts from forcing a woman to have abortion because of a surrogate contract; the act also requires that surrogate mothers still be compensated.\u201cNo woman should ever be forced to murder a child because of a provision buried\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":57095,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/australian-bishops-call-on-government-to-enforce-countrys-surrogacy-ban\/","url_meta":{"origin":103974,"position":4},"title":"Australian bishops call on government to enforce country\u2019s surrogacy ban","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"18 8 \u6708, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is urging lawmakers to prohibit surrogacy in all cases in a letter submitted on July 9, 2025. \/ Credit: Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jul 16, 2025 \/ 12:05 pm (CNA). 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Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. California couple that had 21 kids via surrogate mothers charged with neglect, endangerment A California couple that had 21 children via surrogacy has been charged with felony child endangerment and neglect. Authorities also alleged that their nannies were physically abusing the children.&nbsp; Guojun Xuan, 65, and Silvia Zhang, 38, own a mansion in Arcadia and\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"California couple with 21 kids from surrogate mothers charged with neglect, endangerment","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103984,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103974\/revisions\/103984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103974"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=103974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}