Reactions have erupted in Spain since the news that he acquired child at the age of 68 through surrogate motherthe actor Ana Obregon, where three years ago she lost her son to cancer.
The actress who starred in Spanish TV series in the late 90s and early 2000s, featured on the cover of ¡Hola! Sitting in a wheelchair outside a Miami hospital, holding a newborn baby girl in her arms. The report, labeled “exclusive” and titled “Ana Obregon, mother of baby girl via surrogacy,” does not cite the actress or any other source. It is also not specified whether the surrogate mother received any monetary compensation.
Obregon herself posted the photo of the magazine’s cover on Instagram, with the caption: “We got a fight! A light full of love has come into my darkness. I will never be alone again. I LIVE AGAIN.”
Spain as well as other EU countries, such as France, Germany and Italy, prohibit any type of surrogacy, even “altruistic”, that is, without the provision of any monetary compensation.
The report on Ana Obregon has reignited debate on the issue in Spain, where three ministers have publicly criticized her, although the actress was not illegal in her country after having a child through a surrogate abroad.
“It is a form of violence against women,” said Equality Minister Irene Montero, noting that there is “clear prejudice” against women who become surrogates due to financial need.
Similar statements were made by the Minister of the Presidency, Felix Bolanios, and the Minister of the Budget, Maria Jesus Montero. “A woman’s body cannot be bought or rented to satisfy one’s desires,” commented Bolaños.
Commercial surrogacy is a contract whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant and give birth to a child on behalf of others, for financial consideration. Critics of the practice equate it to human trafficking, and the United Nations calls it “the sale of children under human rights law.”
Source: News Beast
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