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"A few months before he died, Pope Francis issued a letter to the church’s American bishops condemning the president’s approach to immigration and took direct aim at Vice President JD Vance’s attempts to use his Catholic faith to justify the administration’s deportation policies. Pope Leo XIV, then a cardinal, publicly agreed with Pope Francis...”

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The 19th · What Pope Leo XIV has said about LGBTQ+ people, immigration and abortionBy Mariel Padilla

Ukraine is one of the leading countries in international surrogacy — even now. It's becoming increasingly attractive to foreign prospective parents as other countries enforce stricter protections over concerns such as human trafficking. The Dial looks at the costs, what surrogates make, their experiences of pregnancy, and whether more government regulation is warranted, or likely.

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The DialSurrogacy During War — The DialUkraine is one of the leading countries in international surrogacy — even during wartime.

“'During the pregnancy, you’ll be a spectator,' Margot warned us very early on, drawing the delicate boundary between her pregnancy and our child. This is our first surrogacy journey, but we are Margot’s third parents." —Kristina Kasparian for Electric Literature

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Electric Literature · I Am the “Other” in “Mother” - Electric LiteratureBy choosing surrogacy, I felt I outsourced the very essence of what makes a woman worthy
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Domestic surrogacy was already banned in Italy, as it is in some other countries & some U.S. states, but the amended Italian #law goes further, classifying surrogacy as a rare universal #crime that transcends borders, like #terrorism or #genocide.

The measure marks the strongest salvo yet in #FarRight PM #GiorgiaMeloni’s bid to put a #conservative stamp on Italian society, & it elevates surrogacy as a hot-button issue in the West’s raging #CultureWars.

#Italy passes anti-#surrogacy #law that effectively bars #gay couples from becoming #parents

The West’s most restrictive law against international surrogacy threatens would-be parents who use birth mothers abroad w/ #jail time & severe fines. Critics say it will chiefly target #SameSex couples.
#FarRight #GiorgiaMeloni #conservative #CultureWars
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The Washington Post · Italy passes anti-surrogacy law that effectively bars gay couples from becoming parentsBy Anthony Faiola

#surrogacy #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation
Project 2025 leader The Heritage Foundation is on an anti-surrogacy crusade | Media Matters for America

"The attacks on surrogacy are part of a broader effort to roll back reproductive rights and marginalize LGBTQ communities."
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Media Matters for AmericaProject 2025 leader The Heritage Foundation is on an anti-surrogacy crusade

Michigan has become the last U.S. state to end its ban on surrogacy contracts after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills that included in vitro fertilization access and protections for LGBTQ+ parents. Under the 1988 law, potential parents had to seek an order from a judge granting them parental rights upon the child’s birth, or otherwise navigate a complicated legal process to adopt them. Read more about the law and its repeal from NBC News.

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NBC News · Michigan ends ban on surrogacy contractsBy Ali Vitali