# Experts from 73 Nations Demand Global Ban on Surrogacy

Representatives from 73 countries convened in Mexico to demand the universal abolition of surrogacy as human exploitation.

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Representatives from 73 countries convened in Mexico City for the IV International Conference of the Casablanca Declaration to demand the universal abolition of surrogacy. [^1]

The Early Institute called on the Mexican Congress to prohibit surrogacy nationwide and classify it as a crime during the IV Casablanca Declaration Conference. [^2]

Abraham Madero Márquez, executive director of the Early Institute, described surrogacy as an illegal industry that must be abolished rather than regulated. [^3]

Jorge Cardona Llorens, a former member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, asserted that surrogacy is not regulated in any international human rights treaty. [^4]

Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, warned that powerful international interests push for the legalization of surrogacy while calling it a system of exploitation. [^5]

Abraham Madero Márquez, executive director of the Early Institute, stated that surrogacy reform must be incorporated into health legislation and the Penal Code to protect women's rights. [^6]

Madero Márquez described the current lack of federal prohibition as a paradise for the practice, allowing clinics to install themselves in any state of the Republic. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Representatives from 73 countries convened in Mexico City for the IV International Conference of the Casablanca Declaration to demand the universal abolition of surrogacy. (El Financiero, News)
2. The Early Institute called on the Mexican Congress to prohibit surrogacy nationwide and classify it as a crime during the IV Casablanca Declaration Conference. (El Heraldo de México, News)
3. Abraham Madero Márquez, executive director of the Early Institute, described surrogacy as an illegal industry that must be abolished rather than regulated. (El Financiero, News)
4. Jorge Cardona Llorens, a former member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, asserted that surrogacy is not regulated in any international human rights treaty. (El Financiero, News)
5. Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, warned that powerful international interests push for the legalization of surrogacy while calling it a system of exploitation. (El Financiero, News)
6. Abraham Madero Márquez, executive director of the Early Institute, stated that surrogacy reform must be incorporated into health legislation and the Penal Code to protect women's rights. (El Heraldo de México, News)
7. Madero Márquez described the current lack of federal prohibition as a paradise for the practice, allowing clinics to install themselves in any state of the Republic. (El Heraldo de México, News)

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