Ana Obregon (Illustration), a Spanish actress who rose to fame in the 1980s, starred on the cover of !Hallo! Ana Obregon is seen in a wheelchair holding a little girl and the magazine in front of Memorial Regional Hospital in Miami.
The article’s headline reads “Ana Obregon: Mom of a Surrogate Baby” and claims to be exclusive. Obregon does not cite, cite sources, or indicate whether she was financially compensated by a surrogate.
Sharing a photo of the magazine cover on Instagram, she wrote, “We got caught!” My darkness was awakened by a light of love. I will never be alone again. I LIVE AGAIN.”
Obregon’s biological only child, Aless Lequio (aged 27), died of cancer in 2020.
Spain is among the EU countries that ban surrogacy.
Three Spanish government ministers publicly criticized the surrogacy report, even though it was legal and had been reported in a foreign magazine.
Equality Minister Montero said it was a form of violence against women. He also explained that there is a clear poverty bias towards financially insecure surrogate mothers.
Presidential Minister Felix Bolanos and Budget Minister Maria Jesus Montero echoed her criticism.
Bolanos stated that women’s bodies should not be sold or rented to satisfy anyone’s needs.
A commercial surrogacy contract allows a woman to conceive and have a child in exchange for financial compensation.
Critics liken it to human trafficking, while the United Nations defines it as “selling by children under human rights laws.” It’s against the law in the European Union.
Proponents of surrogacy claim it allows LGBT and infertile couples to start families. This is more than a traditional adoption.
People looking for a surrogate baby often travel to countries with more relaxed laws due to restrictions in their country.
Italy’s conservative majority declared this week that it will haunt those who travel abroad to have a surrogate baby.
Spanish law reform last year also banned the advertising of surrogacy. Legal adoption is the only way to recognize parenthood in the context of surrogacy.
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