Thread by @WombsNotForRent

Norwegian Minister for Children and Families Kjersti Toppe says that as it illegal to use a surrogate mother in Norway it should not be permitted to use a surrogate mother abroad. worldakkam.com/norwegian-fami…

Toppe said that she wanted to criminalize the use of surrogate mothers abroad: “... the disciplinary provisions form *an attitude* and support the seriousness of the legal provisions. The important thing is to clarify that *this is prohibited*."

This follows the statement on surrogacy from Ukraine's Children Ombudsman, Mykola Kuleba, calling #surrogacy the “exploitation and slavery of women who decide to become a surrogate mother" and “making money on the sale of children”. #babybuying

The European Parliament, in its report on the impact of the war in #Ukraine on women it states that “sexual exploitation for surrogacy and reproduction is unacceptable and a violation of human dignity and human rights”. #internationalsurrogacy #commercialsurrogacy

Earlier this month Pope Francis said of #surrogacy “The dignity of men and women is also threatened...by the inhumane and increasingly widespread practice of ‘womb renting,’ in which women, almost always poor, are exploited, and children are treated as commodities.”

The Spanish Supreme Court considers that surrogacy violates the rights of pregnant mothers and children in #surrogacy but also the fundamental rights of pregnant mothers and children *in general*.

The Justice Commission in Italy has adopted a text proposing to prosecute surrogacy as a universal crime. France prohibits #surrogacy. Indian also banned #internationalsurrogacy in 2019. Will Ireland? breakingnews.ie/ireland/survey…