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Gay Italian Couple Afraid to Bring Child Back Home to Italy

Gay Italian Couple Afraid to Return Home with Surrogate Son Born in the US

For many LBGTQ+ couples in Italy, the US has been the path to becoming a parent through surrogacy for decades.  But why now?  Well, this couple could be among the first Italians prosecuted under a new ban on domestic surrogacy, which has been extended as an outright ban on domestic surrogacy and procreative tourism making it a universal crime that transcends borders,… Read More »Gay Italian Couple Afraid to Return Home with Surrogate Son Born in the US

Proposed Anti-Surrogacy Legislation is Advancing in Italy

            Legislation has been proposed in Italian Parliament that will effectively criminalize surrogacy for Italian nationals who utilize their surrogacy journey process abroad, including in those jurisdictions that have legalized surrogacy, such as California.   The proposal has been approved by the Italian Chamber of Deputies and has passed through the Justice Committee (at the Senate of the Republic), and currently it is… Read More »Proposed Anti-Surrogacy Legislation is Advancing in Italy