Why Surrogacy Is Wrong

There are two types of surrogacy and they are traditional and gestational. Traditional surrogacy is when the surrogate provides the egg and the womb. Gestational surrogacy is when the surrogate provides the womb only. For example, traditional surrogacy is when the surrogate’s egg is fertilized by donated sperm. Then the surrogate carries and gives birth to the child. Gestational surrogacy is when an embryo is transplanted into the surrogate and she carries and gives birth to the child. Over the years, surrogacy has had conflicting views and it seems to be highly debated even in our present day. In Catholic societies, surrogacy is immensely opposed. In an article written by Charles Camosy, he goes on to state that “the Church wants to push back against our culture’s understanding that children can be created with technology and distributed via a market. Children are to come as a gift from God via a sexual relationship —
Some people view surrogacy as being okay, whereas others view it as unethical and inconsistent with their moral values. Most Christians believe that surrogacy violates the creation norm of marriage and family. An article titled ‘9 Things You Should Know About Surrogacy’ asserts “As Scott B. Rae and Paul M. Cox explain, surrogacy violates the creation norm for marriage, family, and procreation, by introducing a third-party contributor, either in the form of a womb donor or a womb and an egg donor.” (Carter, Joe, 2014) The Christian belief is that God ordained marriage and family. God granted humans the dominion over procreation and as long as we maintain a responsible nature over creation, then we are granted that dominion. The responsible nature over creation comes into question once we insert medical technology with