In a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s review of surrogacy laws, the Conference emphasised surrogacy in all its forms “undermines the dig-nity of women and children by commodifying human life and turning pregnancy into a transaction”.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s latest document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being – independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin – possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected.