Paris, 12 November 2025 Co-operation Unit Gender Equality Division DGII: Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity Council of Europe Avenue de l’Europe, F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France Dear Members of the Gender Equality Division, On behalf of the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy (ICAMS)—a network of 50 member organisations across 17 countries […]
Surrogacy: Hear The Voices Of Those On The Frontline
When it comes to surrogacy, the so-called ‘intended parents’ take centre stage. The women who give birth to the children are either silenced or have their stories controlled to fit the narrative demanded by the market. However, some surrogate mothers find the strength to speak out and break the silence surrounding the abuse they have […]
UNGA80 HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT “SURROGACY AS A FORM OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: NEED FOR GLOBAL ACTION”
The Government of Italy, along with the Italian Permament Mission to the United States and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, has hosted high-level side event on the margins of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80) on “Surrogacy as a Form of Violence against Women […]
Letter to the Mayor of Cologne : Concerns About the ‘Wish for a Baby’ Fair Promoting Surrogacy
Henriette Reker Mayor of Cologne Paris, 1st October 2025 Dear Mayor Reker, ICAMS, the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy, representing fifty member organisations across 17 countries on three continents, would like to draw your attention to the “Wish for a Baby” fair, which will be held on 18–19 October at the Sartory Halls […]
Surrogacy in Ireland : LETTER TO MINISTER CARROLL MACNEILL
Dear Minister Carroll MacNeill, As an international Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood, we have been in contact with you via the submission of our coalition in the Committee on surrogacy in May 2022. We are now pleased about the direction being taken by Ireland on this matter, especially in light of the Health […]
To the members of The Hague Working Group on Parentage in the context of surrogacy (2025)
The “Parentage in the context of surrogacy” project is coming to an end. At this last meeting of the Working Group, ICAMS, the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy, with its fifty member organisations on three continents, would like to address you one last time. In its early stages, the draft convention you […]
ICASM support Taiwan feminists fighting against surrogacy
As an international feminist coalition for the abolition of surrogate motherhood, we fully support the action of the Taiwan Women’s Link against the attempt to open up Taiwan to surrogacy. We join them in protesting against this bill and the ongoing amendments. Surrogacy commodifies women and children, it cares for no one, neither the […]
For the attention of the members of the HCCH Parentage / Surrogacy Project Working Group. 4 November 2024
ICAMS calls on the members of the HCCH working group at each session For the attention of the members of the HCCH Parentage / Surrogacy Project Working Group Paris, 4 November 2024 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen For this 3rd meeting of the Working Group on the Project on Parentage, including that linked […]
For the attention of the members of the HCCH Working Group on Parentage/Surrogacy Project. 8 April 2024
To the Members of the Working group – project on filiation /surrogacy arrangements HCCH Paris, the 8th of April 2024 Dear Madam / Sir, The working group for the project on filiation, including that relating to international surrogacy arrangements, is meeting for the second time today. As at the beginning of your work, we ask […]
French Background to the creation in 2018 of ICASM, the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood
From 1985 to 1990. The emergence of New Reproductive Technologies (NRTs) sparked concerns and alarm among French feminist researchers.Simultaneously, associations dedicated to organizing surrogacy in France were established. These associations were subsequently banned (1988 and 1989), while case law (1991) and legislation (1994) reaffirmed France’s fundamental principles of the non-availability and non-patrimoniality of the […]