Since the afternoon of January 17, "Zheng Shuang's American Surrogacy" scandal has attracted widespread attention. As soon as the news came out, the whole network fryers, "surrogacy" has always been explicitly prohibited in China.
Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was accused by her former partner Zhang Hengn who claimed she abandoned their two children born to surrogate mothers based in the U.S.
The scandal has touched not only the bottom line of ethics but also challenged the law. All the more, it has hurt the innocent baby and the surrogate woman, who was put in a vulnerable position. In the past month, the topic of surrogacy has been on the hot search many times. A month ago, director Chen Kaige arranged a small program about surrogacy in a variety show. It caused a hot discussion on the whole network and even was criticized and reminded by the official media: surrogacy is explicitly prohibited in China. Surrogacy refers to the behavior of women accepting the entrustment of others and giving birth to children by artificial means, commonly known as "giving birth by belly." Behind this seemingly bizarre way of trading is a real portrayal of surrogate women's bitter lives and their indifference to life.
As a result of the Zheng Shuang incident, surrogacy has once again come into the public view. Many media have published one after another, revealing the grey industry chain of surrogacy in detail.
With this enthusiasm, many Christians also have a hot discussion on « whether surrogacy should be allowed or not. «
Brother Geng, who specializes in marriage counseling, believes that surrogacy is illegal in Chinese law. Although it is legal in some foreign countries, it does not conform to ethics. Whether it is out of respect for Chinese law or adherence to the principles of belief, Christians should oppose.
The scripture says, "Children are the inheritance of the Lord." Whether God wants to give them or not, we need to have a common heart. Brother Geng himself has experienced this kind of pain. He mentioned that in 2017, his wife became pregnant, but her pregnancy stopped. She got pregnant again in 2020, and unexpectedly, she experienced another pregnancy stop also. At that time, both he and his wife were in great pain, and it took them three or four months to gradually get out of the trough.
With this experience, Brother Geng said, "Now I feel more and more that husband and wife are the most important to each other and they should support each other for a lifetime. Relatively speaking, children are just a very important passer-by in your life. So, don't give birth just for the sake of giving birth . We are not biologists. We hope our DNA will be preserved forever. If God allows us to have children, of course, we are surely happy and looking forward to it. If God doesn't allow us , it doesn't matter if we can't get pregnant for our lives ."
Those who want to have children but find that they can't be pregnant at a certain age Brother Geng suggests that they can be adopted. Now some irresponsible people give birth to children and discard them. As Christians, we can inherit these orphans with God's love and love them with God's love. In this way, they can live human dignity and God's life. . If they become Christians with their foster parents in the future, parents also receive the grace that they receive in front of God.
Of course, some women are looking for surrogacy because they don't want to suffer from pregnancy marks affecting their aesthetic feeling and image. Brother Geng criticized this as serious idolatry.
In the official WeChat account, the article"The female star surrogacy is a hot topic - How to Treat This Heavy Problem? Christian messages are saying: "Surrogacy is not the gospel of the infertile parents, but the cradle of some people's crimes, which is contrary to God’s creation."
The Christian suggested that infertile parents who want to have children should consider adoption. Four aspects of harm caused by surrogacy are listed:
1. It’s doing great harm to the surrogate woman. For example, in India, where a women's status is inferior, a husband asks his wife to surrogate for money. Some wives have to surrogate many times. To get pregnant in the early stage, they will suffer significantly in pregnancies. After ten months, they have to face the pain of being separated from their children.
2. If the surrogate child has congenital disabilities or if the "client" is dissatisfied with the gender of the fetus, it will force the surrogate to slide the fetus or the adopter abandons it directly.
3. To find a suitable surrogate, some illegal surrogate agencies will inevitably kidnap women by illicit means and force them to the surrogate, which will produce new victims.
4. Can a surrogate mother feel good about her child without having been pregnant for ten months? You may have a grudge/ I will have an evil heart. If it’s not good enough for children, isn't it also a kind of harm to these children?
The Christian finally said: "Every life is worthy of respect, and every life should come in the right way."
In the article entitled"Against Surrogacy! Firmly oppose! Zheng Shuang, you are coldblooded", the Christian author also criticizes the surrogacy behavior wantonly, believing that "we should respect the sovereignty of God, accept without children, be grateful and rejoice. Let go of the obsession that I must be born and accept that childbearing sovereignty does not care about people but God. The surrogacy industry tells you as long as the money can ask someone to help you have a baby. We can't do that. Go straight, don't break the law of God. "
- Translated by Charlie Li
郑爽代孕弃养事件成社会伦理热点 基督徒谈代孕：有违上帝的法
从17日下午开始，“郑爽美国代孕弃养”引来广泛关注。此新闻一出，全网炸锅，毕竟“代孕”在中国一直都是被明令禁止的。
“郑爽代孕弃养”触底的不仅仅是道德，挑战了法律，更伤害了无辜的孩子以及代孕女性这一弱势群体。
近一个月来，代孕的相关话题以多次登上热搜。一个多月前，导演陈凯歌在一档综艺里排了一个有关代孕的小节目，当时就引发了全网热议，甚至遭到官媒的点名批评和提醒：我国明确禁止代孕行为。
代孕，其实就是指女性接受他人委托，用人工生育方式为委托方生育孩子的行为，俗称“借腹生子”。这看似匪夷所思的交易方式背后，是代孕女性辛酸生活的真实写照，也是对生命的漠视。
因着郑爽事件，代孕再次走进大众视野，不少自媒体纷纷发文，详细揭秘了代孕这项灰色产业链。
借此热度，也有不少基督徒们对“究竟可不可以代孕”，展开热议与讨论。
从事婚姻咨询工作的耿弟兄认为，代孕这件事从中国的法律上来说本身就是违法的，虽然在国外有些地方合法，但也不符合伦理。基督徒无论是出于对中国法律的尊重，还是对信仰原则的持守，都当反对代孕。
经上说：“儿女是耶和华所赐的产业”，上帝要给孩子还是不给，我们都需要有一颗平常心来对待。
耿弟兄自己也曾经历过这方面的痛苦。他提到，在2017年时妻子怀孕后但是胎停孕，去年2020年又怀孕，岂料再一次经历胎停孕。当时他和妻子二人都非常痛苦，经历了三四个月才逐渐从低谷中走出来。
有了这段经历，耿弟兄表示：“现在越来越觉得，夫妻两个人是最重要的，是要相互扶持一辈子的。相对来说，孩子只是你人生当中一个很重要的过客。所以不要为了生孩子而去生孩子，我们也不是生物学家，希望自己的DNA永远留存下去。如果上帝允许我们有孩子，我们当然欢欣盼望；如果上帝不允许，即便一辈子不能怀孕也没关系。”
对于真心想要孩子、但到了一定年龄发现怀不了孕的，耿弟兄建议“可以收养”。现在有一些不负责任的人，生了孩子就丢弃，作为基督徒可以靠着上帝赐予的爱心，将这些孤儿承接过来，以上帝爱来爱他们，这样也能让他们将人的尊严、上帝的生命活出来。将来若跟着父母成为基督徒，这也是做父母的在上帝面前所蒙的恩典。
当然，对于现下一些女性找代孕的原因，是不想受怀孕的苦，又怕怀孕、妊娠纹等会影响到美感、形象，耿弟兄提出了批评，认为这是严重的偶像崇拜。
在主内公众号的文章“女明星代孕爆上热搜，如何看待这一沉重问题”底下，有基督徒留言，如此说到：“代孕并不是不孕不育父母的福音，而是一些人犯罪的摇篮，本身这种方式就是违背上帝创造的。”
该基督徒建议不孕不育的父母想要孩子，可以通过领养的方式。并列举了代孕带来的4个方面的伤害：
1，对代孕的女性身体极大的伤害，无论是从身体还是心里的角度。例如在女性地位底下的印度，丈夫让妻子去代孕赚钱，有的妻子要代孕多次，为了受孕前期会遭各种罪，怀胎十月还要面临与腹中孩子分别的痛苦。
2，代孕的孩子有先天不足，或“客户”对胎儿性别不满意的，会强行让代孕者滑胎，也有领养人直接弃养的。
3，一些不法的代孕机构为找到合适的代孕者，难免会通过非法的手段绑架女性，强行让她们代孕，这又会产生新的受害群体。
4，让别人代孕的母亲，自身没有经过怀胎十月，对孩子的感情会很好吗？也许会心怀芥蒂。如果对孩子不够好，那对孩子不也是一种伤害吗？
该基督徒最后表示：每个生命都值得被尊重，同样每个生命的降临也该有他正确的降临方式。
同样在《反对代孕！坚决反对！郑爽，你就凉了吧》的一文中，基督徒作者也大肆批判了代孕行为，认为“要尊重上帝的主权，没有孩子也接受，也感恩，也喜乐。放下我一定要生的执念，接纳生育的主权不在乎人，而在乎神。代孕行业，告诉你只要出钱就可以请人帮你生一个宝宝。我们不可以这么做。要走正路，不要违背上帝的律法。”
郑爽代孕弃养事件成社会伦理热点 基督徒谈代孕：有违上帝的法
Since the afternoon of January 17, "Zheng Shuang's American Surrogacy" scandal has attracted widespread attention. As soon as the news came out, the whole network fryers, "surrogacy" has always been explicitly prohibited in China.
Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was accused by her former partner Zhang Hengn who claimed she abandoned their two children born to surrogate mothers based in the U.S.
The scandal has touched not only the bottom line of ethics but also challenged the law. All the more, it has hurt the innocent baby and the surrogate woman, who was put in a vulnerable position. In the past month, the topic of surrogacy has been on the hot search many times. A month ago, director Chen Kaige arranged a small program about surrogacy in a variety show. It caused a hot discussion on the whole network and even was criticized and reminded by the official media: surrogacy is explicitly prohibited in China. Surrogacy refers to the behavior of women accepting the entrustment of others and giving birth to children by artificial means, commonly known as "giving birth by belly." Behind this seemingly bizarre way of trading is a real portrayal of surrogate women's bitter lives and their indifference to life.
As a result of the Zheng Shuang incident, surrogacy has once again come into the public view. Many media have published one after another, revealing the grey industry chain of surrogacy in detail.
With this enthusiasm, many Christians also have a hot discussion on « whether surrogacy should be allowed or not. «
Brother Geng, who specializes in marriage counseling, believes that surrogacy is illegal in Chinese law. Although it is legal in some foreign countries, it does not conform to ethics. Whether it is out of respect for Chinese law or adherence to the principles of belief, Christians should oppose.
The scripture says, "Children are the inheritance of the Lord." Whether God wants to give them or not, we need to have a common heart. Brother Geng himself has experienced this kind of pain. He mentioned that in 2017, his wife became pregnant, but her pregnancy stopped. She got pregnant again in 2020, and unexpectedly, she experienced another pregnancy stop also. At that time, both he and his wife were in great pain, and it took them three or four months to gradually get out of the trough.
With this experience, Brother Geng said, "Now I feel more and more that husband and wife are the most important to each other and they should support each other for a lifetime. Relatively speaking, children are just a very important passer-by in your life. So, don't give birth just for the sake of giving birth . We are not biologists. We hope our DNA will be preserved forever. If God allows us to have children, of course, we are surely happy and looking forward to it. If God doesn't allow us , it doesn't matter if we can't get pregnant for our lives ."
Those who want to have children but find that they can't be pregnant at a certain age Brother Geng suggests that they can be adopted. Now some irresponsible people give birth to children and discard them. As Christians, we can inherit these orphans with God's love and love them with God's love. In this way, they can live human dignity and God's life. . If they become Christians with their foster parents in the future, parents also receive the grace that they receive in front of God.
Of course, some women are looking for surrogacy because they don't want to suffer from pregnancy marks affecting their aesthetic feeling and image. Brother Geng criticized this as serious idolatry.
In the official WeChat account, the article"The female star surrogacy is a hot topic - How to Treat This Heavy Problem? Christian messages are saying: "Surrogacy is not the gospel of the infertile parents, but the cradle of some people's crimes, which is contrary to God’s creation."
The Christian suggested that infertile parents who want to have children should consider adoption. Four aspects of harm caused by surrogacy are listed:
1. It’s doing great harm to the surrogate woman. For example, in India, where a women's status is inferior, a husband asks his wife to surrogate for money. Some wives have to surrogate many times. To get pregnant in the early stage, they will suffer significantly in pregnancies. After ten months, they have to face the pain of being separated from their children.
2. If the surrogate child has congenital disabilities or if the "client" is dissatisfied with the gender of the fetus, it will force the surrogate to slide the fetus or the adopter abandons it directly.
3. To find a suitable surrogate, some illegal surrogate agencies will inevitably kidnap women by illicit means and force them to the surrogate, which will produce new victims.
4. Can a surrogate mother feel good about her child without having been pregnant for ten months? You may have a grudge/ I will have an evil heart. If it’s not good enough for children, isn't it also a kind of harm to these children?
The Christian finally said: "Every life is worthy of respect, and every life should come in the right way."
In the article entitled"Against Surrogacy! Firmly oppose! Zheng Shuang, you are coldblooded", the Christian author also criticizes the surrogacy behavior wantonly, believing that "we should respect the sovereignty of God, accept without children, be grateful and rejoice. Let go of the obsession that I must be born and accept that childbearing sovereignty does not care about people but God. The surrogacy industry tells you as long as the money can ask someone to help you have a baby. We can't do that. Go straight, don't break the law of God. "
- Translated by Charlie Li
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