Association "If not now when": government say no to uterus for rent

2020-01-12T19:56:10.410Z

"Dear Secretary Nicola Zingaretti, in the program of the newborn red-purple government of Madrid the Psoe and Podemos' decisive, definitive and shared 'no' to the uterus for rent, also called surrogate motherhood, is declared. Much of the European left, since Scandinavian north to France, it has long taken a stand against a practice that the EU stigmatizes as damaging the rights of women and girls and boys, sold or 'given away' as objects. It is the first time, however, that a left-oriented government makes it a distinctive feature of its program. Do you think the Italian left currently in government of the country is taking this opportunity? ". It is the question that 135 women and a series of associations including 'If not now when' address the secretary of the Democratic Party. In a letter also addressed to Luigi Di Maio, to the representatives of Italia Viva, Leu, Mdp, Sinistra italiana and Possibile, we read: "With few individual exceptions, the forces of the Italian left have so far adopted an ambiguous attitude and hesitant in the face of the question of the surrogate, considering it at the same time 'divisive' and marginal, and the M5S has substantially shared this approach. Some personalities of the left have even wished for plans to regulate and decriminalize the practice ". In short, they denounce, "the center-left continues to avoid any clear position". For the writers "the clear and courageous choice of the Spaniards is an unequivocal invitation to abandon hesitations and fears and to reaffirm the ancient but always valid principles of the fight against exploitation and in defense of the dignity of the people. We therefore ask you to engage with clarity and determination the your party to support and maintain the ban on surrogate motherhood, as well as to take all necessary political action to hinder the recourse of our fellow citizens to this practice abroad. We also invite you to support the international campaign for the universal abolition of 'uterus for rent ".