II International Congress on women and surrogacy. "Listen to protect"
Madrid, Saturday, September 6, 2025
free registration
Program
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PARTNERS
Promoting Dialogue on Women and Surrogacy
The 2nd International Congress on Women and Surrogacy, under the theme “Listen to Protect”, will bring together in Madrid experts in law, psychology, anthropology, and feminism, along with surrogates, children born through surrogacy, and their families. The goal is to reflect through diverse voices and experiences on the personal, social, and legal impacts of surrogacy.
Madrid 2025
KEY DETAILS
The 2nd International Congress on Women and Surrogacy has two main objectives: to highlight the contributions made by the social sciences to the understanding of surrogacy, and to gather first-hand testimonies from families and from women who have carried a pregnancy for others, in order to learn about their personal experiences.
Interactive Discussion Panels
→To learn about the specific proposals of the various participants at the roundtables, with a view to systematizing them.
Specialized Topics
→Compile possible legal and social measures discussed at the roundtables.
Inspiring Keynote Lectures
→Promote the creation of a network of associations led by surrogate women.
Exclusive Networking Opportunities
→To promote communication and direct dialogue between society and women with lived experiences of surrogacy.
Relive the 1st International Congress on Women and Surrogacy 2023
Access the presentations, testimonies and reflections that marked the beginning of this space for listening and dialogue.
Global Dialogue
Who is this congress designed for?
→For the media and the non-specialized public. Tools and research results will be given that are useful to make known many aspects of gestational surrogacy not known by the bulk of the population. →For the families of the participating associations who wish to know a more global look at the process of surrogacy, as well as the analysis of the phenomenon from various approaches and disciplines, allowing to deepen in the processes they have carried out and the different realities that frame surrogacy. →For professionals in the social sciences or disciplines related to assisted human reproduction who wish to deepen their knowledge of surrogacy. →For graduate students and recent graduates. Through this type of event, you can meet people who can serve as a reference when designing your own research on surrogacy.
Partners
Son Nuestros Hijos Association
A non-profit organization founded in Madrid in 2013, which brings together heteroparental, homoparental and single-parent families that have resorted to surrogacy to form their families..
Gure Umeen Ametsak
It is a non-profit organization based in Bizkaia that brings together families formed through surrogacy. Its main objective is to make visible and normalize this family reality, promoting a rigorous and multidisciplinary debate on surrogacy.
REDLIBRE
The Latin Network of Researchers in Reproductive Biotechnologies is an initiative that brings together researchers from countries with a Latin cultural tradition to foster debate on assisted human reproduction and its social, ethical and legal implications. Its focus covers issues such as unequal access according to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or nationality, as well as the mobility of people and genetic material, family models, filiation, legal rights, and anonymity in reproductive processes.
Essential Information
Congress FAQ
What is "listening to protect" Congress?
It will bring together experts in law, psychology, anthropology and feminism, together with surrogates, children born through surrogacy and family members, to reflect from different voices and experiences on the personal, social and legal impacts of surrogacy.
Where does the congress take place?
The event will take place at the Espacio Representativo de la Ciudad de Madrid. To be confirmed depending on the number of registered participants.
What topics are addressed at the Congress?
The conference addresses surrogacy from the voices of pregnant women, families, researchers and lawyers, focusing the debate on the rights, links and experiences of the women involved.
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