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(Français ci-dessous) Paris The Casablanca Declaration welcomes the report presented on 14 July 2025 by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Ms. Reem Alsalem, which marks a historic breakthrough in the fight against surrogacy (see the report in English HERE).
Among the key recommendations: • Eradication of all forms of surrogacy at the international level; • Adoption of a binding international treaty banning surrogacy; • Implementation of a legal framework inspired by the Nordic model of prostitution law: penalizing buyers, agencies and clinics, while decriminalizing women; • Prohibition of advertising and surrogacy agencies; • Strengthening international cooperation to combat the trafficking of women and children linked to surrogacy. The Casablanca Declaration, an international coalition of more than 150 experts and associations from across political and cultural backgrounds, welcomes this report as a confirmation of its commitment to the universal abolition of surrogacy. “This is an unprecedented recognition at the highest international level: surrogacy is not an act of love but a form of violence and exploitation. This historic report paves the way towards its global prohibition,” declares Olivia Maurel, spokesperson of the Casablanca Declaration. We call on States to take responsibility and to act without delay to translate these recommendations into concrete measures.
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The United Nations Recognizes Surrogacy as Violence and Calls for its Universal Abolition
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This report qualifies surrogacy as a practice characterized by exploitation and violence against women and children, including girls. It stresses that surrogacy reinforces patriarchal norms, reduces women to their reproductive functions, and exposes children to serious violations of their human rights.
