This III Conference for the abolition of surrogacy was organized by the Casablanca Declaration together with other organizations. The Institute of Human Rights of the Faculty of Law and the Institute of Family Sciences of the University of Piura (Peru).
The global surrogacy market moves large amounts of money every year and is expected to reach 129 billion dollars by 2032. The Latin American region is one of the focal points of this practice for several reasons. An absence of legislation and the presence of a high number of vulnerable and low-income women who are potential surrogate mothers.
The program of the conference, which is available at hereThe program covers legal issues, neurobiology, reproductive ethics, public opinion and anthropology. Renowned professionals such as Jorge Cardona Llorens, former member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, will be present. Luz Pacheco, current president of the Constitutional Court of Peru. And Olivia Maurel, spokesperson of the Casablanca Declaration.
History of Olivia Maurel
Olivia Maurel has just published a book narrating her story as a surrogate child, which will soon be translated into Spanish by the Loyola Communications Group. The executive director of the Casablanca Declaration is attorney Bernard Garcia.
Document with experts from 75 nationalities
The group of the Casablanca Declaration was born in 2023 and met for the first time in the North African city. This meeting resulted in a document with more than 100 signatures from experts of 75 nationalities. They requested an international treaty for the abolition of this reproductive practice.
In 2024 they met again in Rome (Italy), where they were supported by prominent members of the government and their promoters were received by Pope Francis.
