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ALBERTI, Pilar; LOPEZ, Keith; SOLANA-VILLANUEVA, Nélyda  e  PIMENTEL-AGUILAR, Silvia. Surrogate Pregnancies as Reproductive Exploitation of Rural Women in Tabasco. Convergencia [online]. 2024, vol.31, e20648.  Epub 14-Jun-2024. ISSN 2448-5799.  https://doi.org/10.29101/crcs.v31i0.20648.

Surrogacy is a form of reproductive exploitation that impacts impoverished rural women. Tabasco legalized the practice of "surrogate mother" in 1997. This practice is highly questioned by abolitionist feminists. This article analyzes its implementation and its consequences for rural women in Tabasco. The theoretical framework used is the feminist gender perspective. Methodological include qualitative approaches such snowball sampling, in-depth interviews, case studies, documentary review, Facebook consultations and WhatsApp chats. Informants included women who served as surrogates, as well as lawyers, psychologists, feminists, gobernment officials, the husband of a surrogate and a journalist. The conclusions reveal strong economic interests, dangerous legal loopholes, and negative effects on the physical and emotional health of women.

Palavras-chave : gender; feminism; maternity; rurality; women.