{"id":21870,"date":"2026-08-07T22:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/declaration-surrogacy-casablanca.org\/?p=21870"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:54:25","slug":"olivia-maurels-visit-to-chile-marks-a-new-step-in-the-international-effort-to-protect-women-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/declaration-surrogacy-casablanca.org\/fr\/olivia-maurels-visit-to-chile-marks-a-new-step-in-the-international-effort-to-protect-women-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Maurel’s Visit to Chile Marks a New Step in the International Effort to Protect Women in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Olivia Maurel con Carmen Dom\u00ednguez H., miembro del Comit\u00e9 de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos del Ni\u00f1o, y Marta Maur\u00e1s, exmiembro del mismo Comit\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Press release – Santiago, Chile, \u00a0August 7, 2026\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Olivia Maurel, spokesperson for the Casablanca Expert Group and a person born through surrogacy, began an important tour of South America with a visit to Chile from 5 to 7 August 2026.<\/p>\n

The visit provided an opportunity to engage with leading stakeholders in the country on the ethical, legal and human rights issues surrounding surrogacy, as well as on international initiatives aimed at preventing the practice.<\/p>\n

On 5 August, she went directly to the La Moneda Presidential Palace<\/strong>, where she participated in a panel alongside Carmen Dom\u00ednguez H., a member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, and Marta Maur\u00e1s, a former member of the same committee<\/strong>. There, Olivia called on lawmakers to support the bill banning surrogacy in Chile.<\/p>\n

She began her academic programme through discussions with professors and researchers from the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, during a seminar titled \u00ab\u00a0Who Protects the Child?\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong>. These exchanges provided an opportunity to explore the legal, medical, philosophical and ethical dimensions of surrogacy from a comparative international perspective.<\/p>\n

On 6 August, Olivia Maurel spoke at Universidad de los Andes<\/strong>,\u00a0for the book signing, followed by a symposium in the Aula Magna on surrogacy and the dignity of women. She shared her personal testimony before public officials, academics and a large audience of students.<\/p>\n

On 7 August, she concluded her visit to Chile by participating in the academic gathering \u00ab\u00a0Life Is Not a Contract\u00a0\u00bb at Universidad San Sebasti\u00e1n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Drawing on her own experience, she highlighted the human consequences of surrogacy and advocated for an international response grounded in the protection of fundamental rights.<\/p>\n

The visit took place at a particularly significant moment for Chile :<\/b><\/p>\n

A cross-party bill is currently advancing<\/b> through Parliament to prohibit and criminalize surrogacy,<\/b> as well as any intermediary or commercial activities related to the practice.<\/p>\n

At the international level, Chile <\/b>also co-hosted, together with Italy and several other States, a side event at the United Nations and joined the first joint declaration by States calling for an international moratorium as a step towards the universal abolition of surrogacy.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0Testimonials \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

It was with powerful words that Olivia Maurel shared her testimony before hundreds of people, hoping to raise awareness of the impact of surrogacy on children, their dignity, and their rights.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0She isn’t your mother.\u00a0\u00bb<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

I never said those words aloud.<\/i><\/p>\n

What child would?<\/i><\/p>\n

Children don’t question adults.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Children question themselves.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

– Olivia Maurel – Universidad de los Andes – August 6,2026 –<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Olivia Maurel, on August 6, surrounded by academics and prominent figures at Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.<\/p>\n

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La visita de Olivia Maurel a Chile marca una nueva etapa en la movilizaci\u00f3n internacional para la protecci\u00f3n de las mujeres en Am\u00e9rica Latina<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Santiago, \u00a0Agosto 7, 2026<\/p>\n

Olivia Maurel, portavoz del grupo de expertos de Casablanca y persona nacida mediante maternidad subrogada, inici\u00f3 una importante gira por Am\u00e9rica del Sur con una visita a Chile del 5 al 7 de agosto de 2026.<\/p>\n

Esta visita brind\u00f3 la oportunidad de intercambiar con actores clave del pa\u00eds sobre las implicaciones \u00e9ticas, jur\u00eddicas y humanas de la maternidad subrogada, as\u00ed como sobre las iniciativas internacionales destinadas a prevenir esta pr\u00e1ctica.<\/p>\n

El 5 de agosto, se dirigi\u00f3 directamente al Palacio Presidencial de La Moneda<\/strong>, donde particip\u00f3 en un panel junto a Carmen Dom\u00ednguez H., miembro del Comit\u00e9 de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos del Ni\u00f1o, y Marta Maur\u00e1s, exmiembro del mismo Comit\u00e9<\/strong>. All\u00ed, Olivia hizo un llamado a los legisladores para que apoyaran el proyecto de ley que proh\u00edbe la gestaci\u00f3n subrogada en Chile.<\/p>\n

Empez\u00f3 su programa acad\u00e9mico mediante encuentros con profesores e investigadores de la Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile<\/strong>, durante un seminario titulado \u00ab\u00a0\u00bfQui\u00e9n protege al ni\u00f1o?\u00a0\u00bb. Estos intercambios permitieron profundizar en las dimensiones jur\u00eddicas, m\u00e9dicas, filos\u00f3ficas y \u00e9ticas de la maternidad subrogada desde una perspectiva comparada e internacional.<\/p>\n

El 6 de agosto, Olivia Maurel intervino en la Universidad de los Andes<\/strong>, para la firma de su libro, seguida de un simposio en el Aula Magna sobre la gestaci\u00f3n subrogada y la dignidad de la mujer, donde comparti\u00f3 su testimonio ante responsables p\u00fablicos, acad\u00e9micos y un amplio p\u00fablico de estudiantes.<\/p>\n

El 7 de agosto, concluy\u00f3 su visita a Chile participando en el congreso acad\u00e9mico \u00ab\u00a0La vida no es un contrato\u00a0\u00bb en la Universidad San Sebasti\u00e1n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A partir de su experiencia personal, record\u00f3 las consecuencias humanas de la maternidad subrogada y abog\u00f3 por una respuesta internacional basada en la protecci\u00f3n de los derechos fundamentales.<\/p>\n

La visita tuvo lugar en un momento especialmente significativo para Chile.<\/b><\/p>\n