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 […]
Surrogacy: A New Chapter In Violence Against Women. (FILIA-2025)
Join our two events at Filia 2025 (Brighton -UK) Register to join FiLiA Women’s Rights Conference — FiLiA Have a look at the global agenda FiLiA2025 Conference Agenda — FiLiA Hear The Voices Of Those On The Frontline Auditorium 2 Saturday, 11 October 2025 13:45-15:15 BST (1h 30m) The media glorifies the commissioning people— […]
Madrid, 6 September 2025. A significant date for the abolition of surrogacy
On 6 September 2025, crowds of women dressed in red, the uniform of the scarlet handmaids in Margaret Atwood’s dystopia[i], flooded the streets of Madrid. This remarkably organised event was launched by Las Criadas[ii] and immediately joined by a multitude of organisations, including ICASM, represented by our co-president Berta O. García. The aim of […]
Surrogacy, a reproductive violence on women (In person event)
20-24 March 2023 III FORO MUNDIAL DE DERECHOS HUMANOS BUENOS AIRES Argentina Day, time and venue to be confirmed later Surrogacy, a way to bypass any protective legislation for women The ban on surrogacy is under attack in Europe, but in Asia total openness to reproductive tourism is gradually being abandoned in favor […]
Raising awareness of women and girls on the growing sexual and reproductive exploitation
67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) Saturday 17 March – 7 am NY – 12H Paris Madrid – 11 am Londres Virtual event Register in advance click HERE The social, economic, legal and political processes that lead to and contribute to women becoming surrogate mothers are akin to practices of […]
For women’s rights, deconstructing reproductive surrogacy (NY CSW67 9:00-10:30)
67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) Date: 7/3, 2023 – 9:00 10:30 NY time Venue: Svenska Kyrkan – Swedish Church – 5 East 48th Street, – New York, NY-10017, US accessible via zoom : register click HERE When it comes to reproduction, the women’s point of view must come […]
SURROGACY KILLS
Surrogacy is a practice that jeopardizes the health and lives of surrogate mothers. But this aspect is systematically ignored. This webinar will illustrate this hidden reality. Thursday July 1st. 2018 – 6 pm (french time) Register HERE Ana-Luana Stoicea-Deram is a member of the Collective for the Respect of the Person (CoRP) and co-president […]
280 Women’s Rights Organisations, 3300 signatories from 56 countries are calling for a ban on trade with surrogacy motherhood
Nov 25, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the women’s movement call for a global ban on trade with women as surrogate mothers. The background of the Call is an upcoming International Convention by the Hague Conference on Private Law (HCCH) to regulate international surrogacy arrangements. Conventions of the […]
The changing surrogacy market in Japan – Yoshie Yanagihara
Reconstructing feminist perspectives of women’s bodies using a globalized view: The changing surrogacy market in Japan Yoshie Yanagihara Link to PDF ABSTRACT This paper aims to evoke an alternative viewpoint on surrogacy, moving beyond popular Western feminist beliefs on the practice, by introducing the history and current context of East Asian surrogacy. To elaborate a […]
For a LGBTI Pride 2019 without opression
This is a call from Spanish organizations who are opposed to the use of surrogacy This press release has been first published on https://stopvientresdealquiler.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/for-a-lgtbi-pride-without-oppression-notinourname/ From Stop Vientres de Alquiler, RECAV State Network Against the Surrogacy and NO somos vasijas, on the occasion of the International LGBTI Pride Day 2019, we believe it is necessary to launch this […]