The Patriarch tried to persuade legislators not to support surrogacy

Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill offers childless couples wishing to have children, contact the services of surrogate mothers, and take the education of orphans. About it, the Primate of the Russian Church said, speaking on Thursday at the Christmas parliamentary meetings in the state Duma.

" Great concern and certain reproductive technologies that invade God's purpose for man, destroy human dignity and value of human relationships. So, the moral consciousness cannot be reconciled with the resolution into law the So-called surrogate motherhood, transforming children and women in the commercial and non-commercial agreement, " said the Patriarch. Speaking on Thursday at the Christmas parliamentary meetings in the state Duma.

He added that surrogacy distorted " the concept of the mother, the mysteries of family relationships, the sanctity of that relationship." For reviews of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, the output for childless parents in this case has the opportunity to be the adoption of orphans.

first head of the state Duma on Affairs of family, women and children Elena Mizulina advocated the prohibition of commercial surrogacy in Russia.

Supporters of surrogacy emphasize, because it is for many couples is the only way to have a child. Surrogacy, as well as among them commercial, legal in the US (in most States, although the law differs from state to state), South Africa, Ukraine. Non-commercial Surrogacy is permitted in Australia, the UK allowed to pay current expenses of the surrogate mother), Denmark (with severe limitations), Israel, Spain, Canada.


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