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Human dignity

Every person has an inherent and immeasurable worth and dignity. Each human life is sacred, from its start to its end.

How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?
Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium

1110, 2016

    Press release | Surrogacy stopped again at the Council of Europe

    October 11th, 2016|Categories: Council of Europe, Human dignity, Press Release|Tags: |

    Strasbourg, 11 October 2016 There is no room for ambiguity on the practice of surrogacy. Today the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), during a plenary sitting, rejected a draft recommendation on surrogacy presented by the Belgian Senator Dr. Petra De Sutter

    2109, 2016

      Press Release | Surrogacy: which recommendation from the Council of Europe?

      September 21st, 2016|Categories: Council of Europe, Human dignity, Press Release|Tags: |

      The Committee rejected the draft Resolution and proposed a draft recommendation to the Committee of Ministers Paris, 21 September 2016 Today the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rejected again

      1404, 2016

        FAFCE Board Resolution on Surrogacy

        April 14th, 2016|Categories: FAFCE Resolutions, Human dignity, Latest News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

        Board Resolution SURROGACY: A VIOLATION OF HUMAN DIGNITY Motherhood: a precious gift, to respect and protect The practice of surrogacy is of great concern for all FAFCE Members. This practice is spreading throughout the world, creating a slippery

        1503, 2016

          Press Release | Council of Europe Report on Surrogacy rejected – a step ahead for human dignity

          March 15th, 2016|Categories: Council of Europe, Human dignity, Press Release|Tags: |

          Brussels, 15 March 2016 Today the Social Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe rejected a draft report on Human Rights and ethical issues related to Surrogacy. The rejection is good news for human

          703, 2016

            Press Release in Italian – Comunicato Stampa | Maternità surrogata: il Consiglio d’Europa prenderà una posizione forte a favore della dignità umana e dello stato di diritto?

            March 7th, 2016|Categories: Human dignity, Press Release|Tags: |

            Il 15 marzo prossimo la Commissione per gli affari sociali, la salute e lo sviluppo sostenibile dell'Assemblea parlamentare del Consiglio d'Europa (APCE) prenderà in considerazione un progetto di relazione e probabilmente voterà sull’adozione di una proposta di risoluzione ed un

            703, 2016

              Press Release in Spanish | Comunicado de prensa | Maternidad subrogada: ¿tomará el Consejo de Europa una postura a favor de la dignidad humana y el Estado de derecho?

              March 7th, 2016|Categories: Human dignity, Press Release|Tags: |

              El 15 de Marzo, la Comisión de Asuntos Sociales, Salud y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Asamblea Parlamentaria del Consejo de Europa (APCE) va a analizar un borrador de un informe y probablemente votará sobre la adopción de unos borradores de una resolución

              502, 2016

                Briefing Note in Italian: “La maternità surrogata. Implicazioni etiche e proposte legislative”

                February 5th, 2016|Categories: Human dignity, Latest News|Tags: |

                Già nel 2005 la FAFCE ha invitato i membri dell'Assemblea parlamentare del Consiglio d'Europa ad esaminare con grande attenzione i problemi che gli accordi sulla maternità surrogata possono sollevare nonché le altre obiezioni a tale pratica. Riconosciamo il

                2201, 2016

                  Surrogate Motherhood: Ethical Implications & Proposals for Legislation

                  January 22nd, 2016|Categories: Council of Europe, Human dignity, Latest News|Tags: |

                  Already in 2005, FAFCE invited the Members of the PACE to reflect in depth on the problems that may arise in surrogacy arrangements and on other objections to surrogacy[i]. Whilst recognising the natural desire of every person to