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The Catholic Church in India
is leading an appeal to the Central government to ban surrogacy in India
Around 400 professionals including doctors, lawyers, nurses, social workers and priests had gathered at a national symposium on the subject of 'Protecting, Preserving and Promoting the Gift of Human Life' at St Pius X College, Goregaon. The conference from October 17-19 was organised by the Catholic Conference of Bishops of India (CCBI) Commission for Theology and Doctrine.
The participants later issued a unanimous statement signed by Bishop Agnelo Gracias, who is chairperson of this commission. "Deeply saddened by the growing, dehumanising, alarming practice of surrogacy inIndia ,
we appeal to the government to uphold the dignity of Indian women and ban
surrogacy in India
The delegates questioned the loss of dignity that surrogate mothers are subject to. TOI has reported that women who hire their wombs nearly always come from impoverished homes and live in slum colonies and are drawn by the promise of a few lakh rupees and a better future. Doctors make them live apart from their families in specialised surrogate hostels until the child is born. Fertility clinics do not allow the mother to see the newborn or breastfeed it lest she develop a bond with the child and refuse to part with him or her.
The Church's statement adds, "Vulnerable and marginalized women lured to rent their wombs are treated like commodities. This disregards their dignity as human beings, women, wives and mothers. The prolonged separation and confinement to surrogate hostels wrenches women away from their own biological families. The commissioning parents, agents and concerned medical centers control the delivery process through their monetary power invariably forcing unwarranted caesarian sections increasing maternal morbidity and mortality."
The panelists said, "The Indian government has banned the commercialisation of blood donation and organ transplantation, so the question arises as to why surrogacy has not been treated similarly. We strongly appeal to the Supreme Court, the Legislature and the Executive to ban surrogacy inIndia
The community is also apprehensive of the reported move to legalise euthanasia. "We strongly condemn euthanasia which is a deliberate act of taking away a person's life. We are opposed to it even when a person asks for his or her life to be terminated. Healthcare providers have a duty to ensure treatment which is necessary and appropriate," the statement says.
Around 400 professionals including doctors, lawyers, nurses, social workers and priests had gathered at a national symposium on the subject of 'Protecting, Preserving and Promoting the Gift of Human Life' at St Pius X College, Goregaon. The conference from October 17-19 was organised by the Catholic Conference of Bishops of India (CCBI) Commission for Theology and Doctrine.
The participants later issued a unanimous statement signed by Bishop Agnelo Gracias, who is chairperson of this commission. "Deeply saddened by the growing, dehumanising, alarming practice of surrogacy in
The delegates questioned the loss of dignity that surrogate mothers are subject to. TOI has reported that women who hire their wombs nearly always come from impoverished homes and live in slum colonies and are drawn by the promise of a few lakh rupees and a better future. Doctors make them live apart from their families in specialised surrogate hostels until the child is born. Fertility clinics do not allow the mother to see the newborn or breastfeed it lest she develop a bond with the child and refuse to part with him or her.
The Church's statement adds, "Vulnerable and marginalized women lured to rent their wombs are treated like commodities. This disregards their dignity as human beings, women, wives and mothers. The prolonged separation and confinement to surrogate hostels wrenches women away from their own biological families. The commissioning parents, agents and concerned medical centers control the delivery process through their monetary power invariably forcing unwarranted caesarian sections increasing maternal morbidity and mortality."
The panelists said, "The Indian government has banned the commercialisation of blood donation and organ transplantation, so the question arises as to why surrogacy has not been treated similarly. We strongly appeal to the Supreme Court, the Legislature and the Executive to ban surrogacy in
The community is also apprehensive of the reported move to legalise euthanasia. "We strongly condemn euthanasia which is a deliberate act of taking away a person's life. We are opposed to it even when a person asks for his or her life to be terminated. Healthcare providers have a duty to ensure treatment which is necessary and appropriate," the statement says.
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