How a Tennessee woman turned surrogate for her former high school teacher
Hannah Dearman had hardly seen her beloved high school teacher since graduation. But she offered to carry her baby for free.
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Hannah Dearman had hardly seen her beloved high school teacher since graduation. But she offered to carry her baby for free.
After struggling with infertility for years, a woman gets a message from her former student offering to be her surrogate. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to meet the couple who got a gift from heaven delivered by an angel on earth.
Pope Francis, during a rare interview from the Vatican, urged acceptance, saying, "The Gospel is for everyone."
The Catholic Church's new "Infinite Dignity" document is largely a reiteration of opposition to practices it deems inconsistent with God's plan for human life.
For parents hoping to expand their family, gestational surrogacy can seem like a promising option. It can also be a personally and financially rewarding experience for the surrogates. But the practice is not without risks, complications and some ethical questions for both the surrogate and the potential parents. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.
The leader of the Catholic Church doubled down on his condemnation of parental surrogacy, saying it turns a child into "an object of trafficking."