It is worth paying attention to two initiatives that, under an alleged concern for the rights of children born through surrogacy, aim at regulating cross border surrogacy. First, the Hague Conference on Private International Law began to take an interest in cross-border parentage disputes in 2011. In 2014, it published a report[1] stating its […]
ICASM RENEWS ITS OPPOSITION TO THE HAGUE CONFERENCE WORK ON SURROGACY
Press release 15/11/2021 On the website of the Hague Conference (HCCH), it is said that the group of experts will meet again from 15 to 19 November, by videoconference, to finalize a report on parentage for children born through surrogate motherhood. The expert group was established in 2015 by the HCCH Council on General Affairs […]
RALLIES IN BRUSSELS AND BILBAO TO PROTEST AGAINST CHILD SELLING SALONS
November 3, 2021 PRESS RELEASE FAIRS PROMOTE SURROGACY IN THE HEART OF EUROPE IN BRUSSELS On the weekend of November 6 and 7, 2021, in Brussels, the event “Men Having Babies” will be held. Its stated aim is to provide information on the practice of surrogate motherhood although this practice is not officially legalized […]
The evidence is clear: surrogacy is nothing but the sale of children and reproductive exploitation of women
PRESS RELEASE ICASM Paris, September 7, 2021 On 4 and 5 September 2021, the DESIR D’ENFANT trade fair was held in Paris: ICASM, supported by its organizations members, was there to oppose this practice, on the theme of the dystopia by Margaret Atwood : the handmaid’s tale. On display and in the workshops it […]
ALERT SURROGACY : FRANCE COMPLICIT IN THE EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND THE SALE OF CHILDREN
PRESS RELEASE Paris, August 30, 2021 ALERT SURROGACY: FRANCE COMPLICIT IN THE EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND THE SALE OF CHILDREN On 4 and 5 September 2021, in Paris, the “Désir d’enfant” trade fair will be held. Its stated aim is to provide information on the various possibilities of becoming parents. Surrogacy is one of […]
SURROGACY KILLS
Surrogacy is a practice that jeopardizes the health and lives of surrogate mothers. But this aspect is systematically ignored. This webinar will illustrate this hidden reality. Thursday July 1st. 2018 – 6 pm (french time) Register HERE Ana-Luana Stoicea-Deram is a member of the Collective for the Respect of the Person (CoRP) and co-president […]
ICASM Intervention at the NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum 23 March 2021 -7 pm CET
Registration for the Parallel Event “Surrogacy: a violence against women from a feminist perspective”, 23 March 2021 at 7 PM CET (Madrid, Berlin, Paris Time)! 2 steps: Step 1. Create a profile on the virtual platform of the NGO CSW65 by registering for free – click HERE In the small square box, choose 1 instead […]
Manifesto against egg “donation”
This manifesto is issued on the initiative of the Asturian Feminist Association (Spain) Rapiegas CIAMS supports this action. The link for the signature of this Manifesto is accessible at the end of the document. WE ARE NOT COMMODITIES FOR THE REPRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY, WE ARE PEOPLE! STOP THE RECRUITMENT OF “DONORS” FOR THE REPRODUCTIVE […]
THE “GLOBAL BUSINESS” THAT THE HAGUE CONFERENCE IS TRYING TO LEGALISE
Press release THE “GLOBAL BUSINESS” THAT THE HAGUE CONFERENCE IS TRYING TO LEGALISE: THE EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND THE BUYING AND SELLING OF NEWBORNS Berta O. García @Omnia_Somnia Co-Chair of the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood (ICASM) The Hague Conference on Private International Law has been working for more […]
280 Women’s Rights Organisations, 3300 signatories from 56 countries are calling for a ban on trade with surrogacy motherhood
Nov 25, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the women’s movement call for a global ban on trade with women as surrogate mothers. The background of the Call is an upcoming International Convention by the Hague Conference on Private Law (HCCH) to regulate international surrogacy arrangements. Conventions of the […]