Questions raised over Pope Francis’ call to abolish surrogacy

Sky News host Caleb Bond raises questions over Pope Francis calling for a “total ban” on surrogacy. “Pope Francis … has called for a global ban on surrogacy,” Mr Bond said. “He said the practice of carrying another person’s child is deplorable; he said it is a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and child and that a child is always a gift and never the basis of a commercial contract. “When he is talking about commercial surrogacy, which is illegal in every state in Australia, I totally agree. “I don’t know that a total ban on surrogacy … to help you have a child, surely that should be okay.”