We focus on:

1. Language and Critical Thinking – we are concerned further about the language used in surrogacy which erases mother and labels women as ‘surrogates’ or ‘carriers’ and how ‘compensation’ and ‘expenses’ are words used to disguise what is the purchase of a child. We encourage good faith debate and seek opportunities to explore the reality of surrogacy, both in the UK and abroad.
2. Media coverage – the general mainstream media narrative perpetuates the idea that the woman who gives birth is not the mother of a child, but parents commissioning the child are and that surrogacy is a ‘kindness’ and a sharing of reproductivity. We highlight the increased risk of severe pregnancy complications to media outlets when articles and broadcasts ignores this, as well as the coercion and exploitation and amounts of money changing hands.
3. Raising up voices of surrogate mothers – women who regret engaging in a surrogacy arrangement are rarely heard and we see ways to have their voices heard through media coverage, in social media and in person and online events. We offer private methods for surrogate mothers to connect and offer personal and practical support for legal action.
4. Lobbying – we actively lobby politicians and decision makers to broaden their awareness of the reality of the global surrogacy market and offer support others in writing to their MPs.

If you are a surrogate mother or connected to a woman who regrets her experience please know, you are not alone.