"Me, not thinking anything of it, not thinking I'm doing anything wrong, because the first time I was a surrogate, I was at a different Catholic school. I said, 'Oh, I'm going to be a surrogate.' And he looked at me and said, 'You are renting your uterus?'"
"It has been our hope to meet with her to help her fully understand the Catholic Church's teaching on Surrogacy, but that has not happened as of yet. Mrs. Bonilla is a valued teacher and one we hope will one day again teach in our school with the full knowledge of our faith, which guides our educational principles."
"It's been overwhelming. It's been stressful. Just not knowing-where do I go from here? What's going to happen with my job?"
Jadira Bonilla, a 35-year-old kindergarten teacher at St. Mary Catholic School in Vineland, informed a school official that she was acting as a surrogate, which led to scrutiny. School and church officials held a meeting and indicated possible contract violations, resulting in Bonilla's placement on paid administrative leave on Sept. 12 without written documentation of any alleged breach. The Catholic Church views surrogacy as contrary to its teachings on human dignity and procreation. St. Mary School expressed a desire to meet to explain Church teaching and stated hope that Bonilla may one day return to teaching. A follow-up meeting is scheduled.
Read at ABC7 New York
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