On 15-16 March, an international conference on surrogacy will be held at RMIT in Melbourne. Broken Bonds and Big Money will draw attention to the human rights abuses committed through surrogacy arrangements against so-called ‘surrogate’ mothers, egg ‘donors’ and the children resulting from surrogacy.

Topics covered by speakers from Australia and overseas include: highlighting the parallels between surrogacy and discredited adoption practices, discussing the profit motivation driving the huge cross-border surrogacy trade, the adverse health and psychological outcomes for so-called surrogate mothers and their children, the ethical issues raised by surrogacy, the dangers posed by new reprogenetic technologies such as CRISPR, and local and global strategies for resistance to surrogacy such as joining Stop Surrogacy Now.

A highlight of the conference will be the first Australian screening of the documentary #BigFertility: It's All About the Money and the launch of the book Broken Bonds: Surrogate Mothers Speak Out, published by Spinifex Press. An egg donor and a ‘surrogate’ mother, whose stories both appear in the book, will be guest speakers at the conference.

For program information and tickets please go to: https://brokenbonds.eventbrite.com.au