Official United Nations rapporteur and human rights expert wants to see an end to surrogacy

Oct 26, 2025 19:52

ZENIT Staff

Reem Alsalem, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls Photo: C-Fam

Bioethics•Local Church

USA: IVF Destroys Human Life, Bishops Urge Ethical Alternatives

“The IVF industry treats human beings like products and freezes or kills millions of children who are not selected for transfer to a womb or do not survive. Tuesday’s executive order promoting IVF is thus fatally flawed and stands in regrettable contrast to the promising pro-life actions of the Administration last month.

Feb 23, 2025 20:41

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Bioethics•Local Church•Marriage and Family

USCCB Releases Guidance on Assisted Reproduction, Rejecting IVF and Surrogacy

While maintaining their opposition to IVF, the bishops were careful to affirm the worth and dignity of children born through the procedure, emphasizing that every child is a blessing and loved by God

Feb 14, 2025 15:43

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics•Dicasteries•Rome

First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

This project hopes to promote a model of longevity that is not limited to increase the years of life, but that enriches them in terms of quality, dignity and sustainability, integrating science, ethics and spirituality.

Feb 06, 2025 16:00

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Bioethics•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Historic and Divisive: UK Parliament Advances Assisted Suicide Bill

Church figures have been at the forefront of opposition, emphasizing the sanctity of life and the moral imperative to support those in need through care, not expedited death. Bishop John Sherrington of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales reiterated these concerns post-vote.

Dec 02, 2024 17:31

ZENIT Staff

Bioethics

Colombian Constitutional Court Expands Euthanasia Access Amid Growing Controversy

The court’s decision arose from the case of a 66-year-old woman suffering from advanced cancer. Despite opting out of further oncology treatments, she faced rejection from her healthcare provider’s euthanasia review committee, which cited the Ministry of Health’s 2001 Resolution 971

Nov 27, 2024 18:38

ZENIT Staff

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

Official United Nations rapporteur and human rights expert wants to see an end to surrogacy

China: Laboratory claims to be on the verge of launching robots with uteruses to give birth to babies

U.S. to Destroy $10 Million in Contraceptives

Research reveals that 270 million human beings have died because of in vitro fertilization

Cardinal Eijk Calls for Deeper Church Engagement on Gender Medicine and Bioethics

Britain: Catholic hospitals could close (or go to jail) if euthanasia legalized

Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand IVF Access Amid Ethical and Religious Debate

USA: IVF Destroys Human Life, Bishops Urge Ethical Alternatives

USCCB Releases Guidance on Assisted Reproduction, Rejecting IVF and Surrogacy

First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Historic and Divisive: UK Parliament Advances Assisted Suicide Bill

Colombian Constitutional Court Expands Euthanasia Access Amid Growing Controversy