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The Holy See has described the procedure as “threatening the unique dignity” that a person receives from the moment of conception Gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy represent major threats to the dignity of human life, and are on a par with abortion and euthanasia, the Catholic Church has pronounced in its latest doctrinal note.

The Republican presidential candidate has avoided making a federal policy pledge on the contentious issue Individual US states should decide how abortions are regulated, rather than the federal government, former President Donald Trump has declared in a video statement.