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I think you’re being sarcastic by goirish89

Decisions like surrogacy come with great responsibility. I don’t think the decision to pursue surrogacy is made lightly. I don’t see a lot of surrogacy clinics in Walmart.

I think the arguments used by the church and its followers fail to take into account the possibility that God has given this knowledge to us (otherwise how would we have it?) and perhaps it can be used in a manner that relieves the suffering of those who can’t conceive for themselves. Those who desperately wish to have a family and who would be good parents but would be denied that possibility by the church. It’s not about doing something just because we can. It’s about the appropriate application of scientific advancement and of course it should be done in an ethical manner.