surrogacy

Italy’s moves to ban surrogacy would make it hard for gay couples to become parents

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ERCOLANO, Italy — “Mamma mia!” exclaimed Luca Capuano, feigning surprise as his rotund infant, Paola, slurped another spoonful of her favorite mush, a concoction of rabbit and fennel home-cooked by her other dad, Salvatore Scarpa. Soon, they hoped, they’d be cooking for more in this kitchen, where Mount Vesuvius looms outside a rear window. The … Read more

Pope Francis calls surrogacy ‘deplorable,’ calls for global ban

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ROME — Pope Francis called Monday for a global ban on surrogate motherhood, equating it with child trafficking in a meeting with ambassadors to the Vatican and adding fuel to efforts in Italy to pass the West’s most restrictive law on a practice used by infertile and … Read more