Italy Extends Surrogacy Ban, Because Human Life is Not a Commodity

Italy has extended its prohibition against the highly controversial practice of surrogacy, in which embryos are implanted into the wombs of women who are not biologically related to the unborn child. Experts are welcoming the news as an important step in protecting the mother-child relationship and shielding underprivileged women from being preyed upon. The measure, which passed the Italian Senate last week with widespread support in an 84-58 vote, expanded the country’s already existing prohibi