Last Thursday, 26 October, it was held the Conference “La maternidad subrogada a debate. Claves y propuestas”. The Conference was organized by the Philosophy of Law Area at Pompeu Fabra University (Law & Philosophy Group) with a great success of participation and public attendance.

The first panel was attended by Francesca Puigpelat, Professor of Philosophy of Law at Autònoma University of Barcelona and Manuel Atienza, Professor of Philosophy of Law at University of Alacant. It was chaired by Professor of Philosophy of Law at Pompeu Fabra University, José Juan Moreso. The discussion was mainly about the theoretical Conceptions of Feminism and their different proposal regarding surrogate motherhood

Next panel was given by Esther Farnós and chaired by Lorena Ramírez, both of them Lecturer in Civil Law and Philosophy of Law at Pompeu Fabra University. In her dissertation Farnos analyzed some important legal matters and venture some legal solutions regarding a future regulation of this kind of surrogate motherhood.

Finally, the third panel was leaded by Concepción Torres, Lecturer of Constitutional Law at University of Alacant and Professor of Constitutional Law Miguel Presno, of University of Oviedo.  They both analyzed the problems caused by surrogated motherhood. Both of them has focused on the fundamental rights and, specially, on dignity and his feminism conception as well as the right of free development of human personality.