As part of the revision of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings at European level, we are calling for surrogacy to be included and recognised as a form of exploitation (sexual and reproductive) to be taken into account in trafficking in human beings. This change would make it possible to recognise […]
Call on CEDAW to recognise surrogacy as a violence against women
As part of our contacts with members of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), we sent this concept note. After outlining the sexual and economic exploitation of women and the violence perpetrated by the surrogacy industry, the concept note calls for an international policy aimed at abolishing surrogacy because of […]
Migrant women and reproductive exploitation[1] in the surrogacy industry. Joint investigation by ENoMW & ICASM
Research, carried out in 2021-2022 by ICASM and ENoMW on the use of women as “surrogate mothers”, oocyte donors or forced pregnancies in cross-border practices. (Study also available in PDF ENG Final Migration and surrogacy) Migrant women and reproductive exploitation[1] in the surrogacy industry Introduction The International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy […]
Petition to condemn the Hague Conference draft protocol and the Verona Principles as they aim at organising cross-border reproductive exploitation
The undersigned, feminist associations and other civil society organisations, as defenders of women’s and children’s human rights, consider that the two initiatives mentioned will facilitate and therefore encourage cross-border surrogacy, based on a misleading interpretation of the best interests of the child, trampling on women’s rights, for the sole benefit of those who have no […]
The European Commission must take surrogacy into account in its work
Call to consider the issue of surrogacy from the women’s rights, and the rights of the child perspective. Letter sent from ICASM to European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen on 18/07/2022. The response, which is not very rcomforting, from the Directorate General for Justice and Consumers of the European Commission is available and commented at […]
ICASM asked President Zelensky (Ukraine) to ban surrogacy
On the advice of our Ukrainian member organisation, Democracy Center, we wrote to President Zelensky asking him to consider banning surrogacuy as the next step after having ratified the Istanbul Convention. International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motrherhood To the attention of […]
ICASM NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2022
First of all we wish you a very happy new year 2022. In this 2022 newsletter, we will tell you about : the release of the book on surrogacy in English surrogacy as seen from Latin America the Verona Principles that ICASM is fighting and we will invite you to a webinar organised by PDF […]
Newsletter February 2021
Here is the Newsletter Newsletter January-February 2021
Reproductive exploitation – Newsletter december 2020 (part 2)
Among actions, events and news, information on surrogacy is very rich at the end of the year. This newsletter has therefore been divided into two episodes: episode 1 already published, Actions; episode 2 that follows, News. But first of all it is important to wish you a very happy holiday season. The end of the […]
Actions against reproductive exploitation – Newsletter December 2020- part 1
New development, the issue of surrogacy was widely discussed on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For us, this is truly a medical violence inflicted on women, not to treat them because they are in good health, but for the purpose of reproductive exploitation. We are also extremely pleased with the […]