Italy surrogacy ban: Couples banned from travelling abroad to seek surrogate
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The move is seen by critics to target LGBT couples, who are not allowed to adopt or use IVF in the country.

The move extends a ban on the practice inside the country to also include those who seek it out in places where it is legal, like the US or Canada. Those who break the law could face up to two years in prison and fines of up to €1m (£835,710).

The law, proposed by the Italy’s far-right governing party, is seen by critics to target LGBT couples - who are not allowed to adopt or use IVF in the country.

Surrogacy is when a woman carries a pregnancy for another couple or individual, usually due to fertility issues or because they are men in a same-sex relationship.

The law passed by 84 votes to 58 in Italy’s senate on Wednesday.

  • @Wild_MasticEnglish
    14•3 hours ago

    I cannot understand why governments should care who someone chose as a partner or why they fucking care about personal choices made by couples.

    And I understand even less the people who vote for those morons.

    • MiaEnglish
      3•1 hour ago

      Commercial surrogacy is similar to prostitution… in theory a fair contract but in practice exploitation of poor women.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•19 minutes ago

        In the Netherlands you’re just not allowed to get paid for it, that seems like it would solve that part.

        • MiaEnglish
          3•47 minutes ago

          Surely. This wasn’t even their first attack on LGBT parents.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•2 hours ago

      Surrogacy is not a personal choice by a couple but a contract with a third person affecting the legal status of a fourth person.

      Plenty of states where surrogacy is illegal for everyone, plenty of states where the LGBT angle doesn’t even begin to be an argument because they can adopt, use IFV, etc.