Our actions
- UNFPA. No, surrogacy is neither a “family-building option” nor a form of “comprehensive family planning” 22 July 2024 On July 23rd, 2024, in collaboration with our 50 affiliated organizations across 15 countries, we submitted a joint letter to the UNFPA expressing our firm opposition to their definition of surrogate motherhood. Dear Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director Dear UNFPA Executive Board Members, We are writing to express our concerns about the portrayal of… Lire la suite
- Ireland. June 2024. The surrogacy Bill passed 3 July 2024 Empty Chambers, Full Force: Surrogacy Bill Passes Under Irish Radar Press release 20 june 2024 We, the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood (ICASM), as feminist defenders of women's, children's, and human rights, consider that the Irish Assisted Human Reproduction Bill, as voted, is incompatible with European ideals of human dignity and the… Lire la suite
- New action against HCCH’s draft convention on parentage 7 March 2024 Context Since 2018, we have been attempting to alert States to the serious consequences of the draft convention initiated by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) on "parentage in the context of surrogate motherhood". In vain. The work of the HCCH is set to continue in a direction favourable to the surrogacy market… Lire la suite
- Against the advisory Opinion No. 86 of the Belgian Consultative Bioethics Committee 10 February 2024 This analysis was carried out jointly by ICASM, the Université des Femmes and Women against Surrogacy Belgium To counter this shameful opinion, sign this petition which is promoted by fourteen women's organizations, most of which are active in Belgium. On April 17, 2023, the Belgian Bioethics Committee issued an advisory Opinion No. 86… Lire la suite
- Petition Success Against Hague Conference 23 November 2023 Appreciation goes out to the 8200 individuals (500 organizations) who signed the petitions opposing the Hague Conference's initiatives regarding "parenting in the context of surrogacy." The most recent petition garnered an additional 1,400 signatures on top of the previous ones. Together, these petitions represent a collective effort involving both individuals and organizations. Check out the… Lire la suite
- Ukraine: letter to the ministry of social policy for a ban on surrogacy 20 November 2023 To Oksana Zholnovych, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Copy to Ihor Klymenko Minister of Internal affairs - Montreuil, 01.11.2023 Dear Ms Oksana Zholnovych, We have the honour to draw your attention to an issue of great importance for the safety and health of women and children. This is the practice of… Lire la suite