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 […]
UNFPA. No, surrogacy is neither a “family-building option” nor a form of “comprehensive family planning”
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 […]
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 […]
New action against HCCH’s draft convention on parentage
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 […]
Against the advisory Opinion No. 86 of the Belgian Consultative Bioethics Committee
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 […]
Petition Success Against Hague Conference
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 […]
Ukraine: letter to the ministry of social policy for a ban on surrogacy
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 […]
At the Hague 13 11 2023. ICASM and Allies Challenged HCCH’s Global Surrogacy Project
Speeches by the organisations taking part in the rally in The Hague on 13 11 2023 Access to the speeches here (PDF document) : speeches for HCCH Access the video recording of the rally https://youtu.be/goXhO1BaGMY Critiques of the HCCH’s potential role in legitimizing and regulating surrogacy. Organizations speeches from: ICASM – CIAMS International Coalition […]
Some points against regulation/harmonisation of surrogacy by the Hague Conference on Private International Law
by Stoppt Leihmutterschaft – Austria – Felix Surrogacy and international law Opinion on the mandate and negotiations of the Expert and Working Group of the General Affairs and Policy Council of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) Background: From 2016-2022, an expert group of the HCCH met to examine the possibility of further […]