On December 17, the European Parliament adopted its Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2014 and the European Union’s policy on the matter.
In this document is clearly stated ((§114) )that the European Parliament “condemns the practice of surrogacy, which undermines the human dignity of the woman since her body and its reproductive functions are used as a commodity; considers that the practice of gestational surrogacy which involves reproductive exploitation and use of the human body for financial or other gain, in particular in the case of vulnerable women in developing countries, shall be prohibited and treated as a matter of urgency in human rights instruments” .
The European Parliament vote is therefore good news for the protection of the right of women and children. It comes as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has also decided to discuss this issue.
No Maternity Traffic reminds that Surrogacy is a shameful practice of human trafficking, for it involves the exploitation of women’s bodies and the commodification of children. The only human policy is to ban effectively such a practice.