CIAMS/ICASM opposes a plan to reopen the reproductive market at the very moment the region is closing, and salutes the mobilisation of Thai civil society 31 July 2026 This text is an excerpt of the contribution ICASM would have filed in the public consultation opened by the Thai Ministry of Public Health, had that consultation […]
You’re selling women and children, and how desire is mistaken for the centre of the universe
Response to the Parti socialiste editorial published in Libération. We all bear the same scar in the centre of our abdomen. We scarcely notice it; it appears in our anatomy textbooks as a curiosity with no function, a hollow to be pierced or a lump that cosmetic surgery sometimes addresses. Yet this unremarkable mark is […]
Directive (EU) 2024/1712: 19 of 27 Member States Are Not Ready – SHADOW REPORT
Today, July 15th 2026, is the deadline for Member States to transpose the first EU instrument recognising the exploitation of surrogacy as human trafficking. ICASM publishes its shadow report. Since July 14th 2024, EU law has recognised the exploitation of surrogacy as a form of human trafficking. Directive (EU) 2024/1712 gave Member States two years […]
Nigeria’s HB 1137 – Why Abolition, Not Regulation, Is the Only Protection for Surrogate Mothers
In collaboration with NAIJA FEMINISTS MEDIA, we have addressed a submission to the members of the National Assembly regarding Bill HB 1137, currently at its second reading, which aims to “regulate” surrogacy in Nigeria. The bill passed the second reading in the House of Representatives in October 2024. It is expected to monitor and mandate […]
Contribution to the 2026 National Bioethics Conference
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 […]
FEMINIST VICTORY: The HCCH, The Hague Conference on Private International Law, abandons its draft convention on surrogacyPress release
Press Release The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), which brings together 93 member states, has been working for more than a decade on a legislative project aimed at guaranteeing the legal effects of cross-border surrogacy contracts for commissioning people. However, its governing body, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), has just […]
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 […]