Definition : Surrogate motherhood, is defined as the practice of recruiting a woman, either for payment or not, to give birth to one or more children, whether conceived with her own oocytes or not, with the aim of handing them over at birth to one or more people who wish to be identified as the […]
Fact Sheet: Surrogacy and Prostitution
Updated 03/11/2024 Surrogacy and prostitution share a number of common features, which are examined below: mechanisms, actors, beneficiaries, ethical issues, problems, legislative approaches, etc. Exploitation It is crucial to recognize the exploitation inherent in a woman being drawn to give birth to a child, not for her own parental project but for third party, just […]
Migrant women and reproductive exploitation[1] in the surrogacy industry. Joint investigation by ENoMW & ICASM
Research, carried out in 2021-2022 by ICASM and ENoMW on the use of women as “surrogate mothers”, oocyte donors or forced pregnancies in cross-border practices. (Study also available in PDF ENG Final Migration and surrogacy) Migrant women and reproductive exploitation[1] in the surrogacy industry Introduction The International Coalition for the Abolition of Surrogacy […]