Report to UN calls for global ban on surrogacy

Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls (right), is set to present a report to the U.N. on Oct. 10, 2025. / Credit: ADF International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 9, 2025 / 17:41 pm (CNA). The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls with ADF International voiced opposition to the practice of surrogacy at an Oct. 9 U.N. event hosted by the Italian government. Surrogacy is responsible for inflicting large-scale violence, abuse,…