On Tuesday 21 April we appeared before the NSW Legislative Council’s Select Committee on Fertility Support and Assisted Reproductive Treatment to give evidence on surrogacy. We went not as service providers or industry stakeholders but as women’s advocates, and we opened our evidence with a formal statement to the committee setting out the philosophical and political framework members are required to carry into the rest of their inquiry. Listen to our podcast episode for the opening statement as delivered, as well a discussion about what it was trying to do, why it started where it did, and what it says about how we think Parliament should understand its role in relation to women and surrogacy. You can read the statement below.
