Press Release Revision of the European Directive on the Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings 30 April 2024 The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims is a necessary and useful text, but it is not enough. Important additions […]
Exploitation Unveiled: ICASM and Allies challenge HCCH’s Global Surrogacy Project
Press Release – 15 11 2023 On Monday 13 November 2023, ICASM (International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy) organised a rally in front of the headquarters of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Organisations from Japan, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Spain took part […]
Abolish the sale of children and reproductive exploitation of women
Press release On 13 November, the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy (ICASM) is organising a rally in front of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) to oppose its work to regulate cross-border surrogate motherhood. From 13 November 2023, the HCCH will set up a working group with the task of drafting […]
Regulating surrogacy would mean recognising the right of everyone to use women as surrogate mothers
Ana-Luana Stoicea-Deram Feminist activist and President of the Collective for the Respect of the Person Article updated in 2023 In March 2023, the Hague Conference appointed a new group of experts on parentage and . Based on the principle that ” agreements date back to biblical times” (2012 Report), the Conference aims to achieve transnational […]
Fact sheet: How is surrogacy a social and economic practice?
Considered by some as a medical breakthrough and interpreted as an assisted reproduction technique, this view hides a social practice that must be assessed in terms of human rights. It is a mistake to consider it as a medical technique to assist reproduction. Surrogacy is a social and commercial practice based on a medical […]
Fact sheet: Surrogacy Worldwide
This fact sheet provides an overview of the different forms and laws of surrogacy around the world. We’ll look briefly at how surrogacy is treated in different countries, as well as its definitions, concepts, regulations, scope and origins. l/The different types of surrogacies Definition: Surrogacy is defined as the social practice of recruiting, with or […]
Fact sheet: surrogacy and children
[Update 15 11 2023] Very little research has been done on the effects of surrogacy on the children born from it. That’s why we explored the websites and blogs that tell the stories of children born through surrogacy. An analysis of these testimonies led us to identify several common themes. A sense of rejection To […]
Developments in the ECHR positions on parentage and surrogacy
Cases condemned by the ECHR (European Court of Human Rights) Case of Paradiso and Campanelli Italy [1](2017): In 2015, the European Court of Human Rights had ruled against the Italian law with a decision of January 27, 2015. In this case, the Italian court had condemned an Italian couple who had used surrogacy in Russia […]
Fact sheet – Medical Reproductive technologies: Is Surrogacy a part of MPA?
Medical reproductive techniques, collectively referred to as MPA (Medically Assisted Procreation), encompass the manipulation of eggs and/or sperm to facilitate pregnancy[1]. These techniques can address specific challenges in achieving conception without necessarily addressing the underlying causes of infertility. Notable MPA methods include artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, which are available to individuals and couples […]
Fact sheet: Surrogacy and Consent
When giving in is not consent This factsheet delves into the concept of consent and is essential to remind us of the reality surrounding practices and the role of surrogates, who are the most deeply involved in surrogacy. The consent argument is employed by neoliberal and pro-surrogacy advocates to justify women’s freedom to engage in […]