Italy, surrogacy
Meloni’s surrogacy ban hits immediate backlash in Italy
The new law, proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing governing party, extends an existing prohibition on surrogacy in Italy. It targets people with a penalty of maximum two years in prison and fines of up to €1 million, if they travel to a country where the practice is legal to have a baby via surrogacy.
Italy outlaws overseas surrogacy for residents
Italian lawmakers passed a law on Wednesday making it illegal for couples to travel to the United States and other countries to circumvent Italy's ban on surrogacy to conceive a child.
Italy makes it illegal for couples to have a baby by surrogacy overseas
Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet project of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners.
Italy bans overseas surrogacy for all citizens amid declining birthrate: 'A child is always a gift'
In a move which tightens a previous 2004 surrogacy ban, Italy has officially banned its citizens from seeking surrogates abroad in a new Senate bill passed on Wednesday.
Italy expands its ban on surrogacy to overseas as critics say it targets same-sex couples
Italy on Wednesday criminalized citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy, a measure slammed by opponents as “medieval" and discriminatory to same-sex couples. The measure extending a surrogacy ban in place since 2004 was promoted by Premier Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party and its conservative coalition partner,
Meloni’s Balancing Act: Centrist Abroad, Right Wing at Home
New policies on surrogate births and the treatment of asylum seekers, while largely symbolic, are designed to shore up her ...
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Meloni is Selling Her Draconian Ban On Surrogacy As A Feminist Act — I Don't Buy It
Yes, surrogacy can exploit women and their bodies. But like JD Vance, Italy's Giorgia Meloni is really just trying to impose ...
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Italy's Meloni to miss European leaders' meeting with Biden in Berlin
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is to miss Friday's meeting of European leaders with US President Joe Biden in Berlin.
Italy passes even harsher ban against surrogacy, punishes seeking services abroad
The new law punishes those who travel outside the country to make surrogacy arrangements, even if they travel to places where ...
Italy Criminalizes Surrogacy From Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples
Italy passed a law on Wednesday that criminalizes seeking surrogacy abroad, a move the country’s conservative government said ...
Italy's Meloni plans Lebanon visit, seeks security guarantees for troops
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she plans to visit ...
Giorgia Meloni visits Beirut amid tensions with Israel
The Italian prime minister will visit Beirut on Friday, as Italy is one of the main contingents of UNIFIL in the south of the ...