The text written by Berta O. Garcia was forwarded to Reem Alsalem, United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls. Definition of Surrogacy Firstly, it is necessary to define what surrogate pregnancy is – or whatever name is used to refer to this practice – in order to clarify that it is not […]
Surrogacy: Violence against women (Call for submissions issued by the UN Special Rapporteur)
ICAMS would like to warmly thank all its members and friends for their valuable and necessary contributions in response to the call for contributions from Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women. All of this rich and diverse work allows us to highlight new arguments and critical perspectives on surrogacy, while strengthening our […]
Press release – HCCH working group (April 2025)
End the Hague Conference’s Opaque and Pernicious Support for the Surrogacy Market From 7 to 10 April, the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is convening its Working Group on the “Parentage in the context of surrogacy” project. Under the guise of legal harmonization, the HCCH is working to draft an international convention […]
International Women’s Rights Day 2025 – ICASM Press release
Women have the right to safety, dignity and to be considered as full human beings. The International Day of Action for Women’s Rights reminds us of this. And today, these rights are still not guaranteed. As a feminist organisation fighting for the abolition of surrogate motherhood, ICAMS is confronted daily with the reality of […]
When it comes to surrogacy, proper regulation requires global mobilisation
After the passage of the Italian law declaring surrogacy a “universal offence” for those seeking it abroad, it’s crucial to examine an often-overlooked aspect of this issue: who is behind the organization and promotion of surrogacy outside Italy? It is widely acknowledged, including during recent parliamentary debates, that we are facing a globalized production […]
Maternal milk, along with surrogacy and egg harvesting, a new field of exploitation of women
Context: Maternal milk is increasingly recognised as important for the wellbeing of infants Let’s be careful on the vocabulary The researchers, the scientist,s the industry use terms like “human milk, “lactating bodies “avoiding to specify that this milk is exclusively produced by women Therefore we will prefer using maternal milk ou mother’s milk. The WHO […]
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 […]
Fact sheet: Surrogacy and violence against women
06/11/2024 A printable version is available here: A4 format violence page and leaflet format violence leaflet_complet Defining surrogacy: a social practice, not a medical technique To better understand surrogacy, it’s important to distinguish it as a social practice and not a medical technique. Surrogacy is the practice of recruiting, with or without payment, a woman […]
Any form of surrogacy is incompatible with international legal instruments.
A printable version is available here: as A4 format Any form of surrogacy is incompatible PAGE , or as leaflet format Any form of surrogacy is incompatible leaflet COMPLET. This article explains how surrogacy violates all the international treaties and the very concepts of universal human right DIGNITY The “Charter of the United Nations”[1] reaffirms […]
YES, from a feminist perspective, reproductive surrogacy is human trafficking
Press Release Revision of the European Directive on the Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings 30 April 2024 The Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims is a necessary and useful text, but it is not enough. Important additions […]