There is nothing coincidental about the timing: the opinion of the National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE) is expected in mid-November 2026, as soon as the presidential campaign kicks off. The next French bioethics law will be drafted by the majority emerging from this election. What is at stake in these debate halls today, in these […]
Surrogacy: no, motherhood cannot be reduced to a ‘psychological adoption process’
On May 2nd 2026, LeMonde.fr/idées published an opinion piece by Geneviève Delaisi de Perceval and Israël Nisand calling for the legalization of surrogacy in France, in the name of a process of “psychic adoption” that would replace pregnancy as the foundation of motherhood. This opinion piece included no bibliographic reference, no epidemiological data, and it […]
Egg donation and freezing | Written evidence to the UK Parliament Women and Equalities Committee’s inquiry
Written evidence submitted to the United Kingdom Parliament by the International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood [EDF0055] Paris, 8 January 2026 On behalf of the International Coalition for the Abolition of the Commodification of Women’s Reproductive Capacities, uniting organisations across multiple countries and continents, we are writing to express our serious concern […]
Letter to the Council of Europe
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ireland. June 2024. The surrogacy Bill passed
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 […]