Chilean Deputies Unite Against Surrogacy

8 Chilean deputies from 8 different parties, left, center and right, on Sunday September 8, 2024, signed a public letter in the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, inspired by the testimony of Olivia Maurel, a young woman born to surrogate mother and spokesperson for the Casablanca Declaration, interviewed in El Mercurio a few days earlier.

Noting that “Olivia and her mother have been treated as objects, and that the onerous nature of the agreement in question is irrelevant”, the delegates confirm their conviction that “surrogacy is contrary to the fundamental principles of international law, such as the interest best. the child and the right to access roots”. Remembering that “Chile was a pioneer in the abolition of slavery”, they hope that their country “will not be left behind in this equally important struggle, if not more, and that it will make up for lost time not only with repeal legislation, but also by leading this fight at an international level.”

Olivia Maurel, a young woman born to a surrogate mother, shares her story and her commitment to eliminating pregnancy for others in the world, with the Casablanca Declaration for the universal abolition of surrogacy uterus.

The letter published in response to her story, and signed by MPs from several parties, shows that it is possible to bring people from all sides together around the objective of abolishing GPA and, as the Signatory MPs in closing: “Those of us who signed this letter are proof that there is a chance.”

September 9, 2024 by Akpédjé Ayosso, Ignace B. Fanou